Himelin

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Saint Himelin

Pilgrim
Born	date unknown; Scotland or Ireland
Died	750 AD, Vissenaken
Major shrine	Vissenaken
Feast	March 10
Attributes	Depicted as a pilgrim, with a staff; or ill in bed

Saint Himelin (Hymelin, Himelinus) (†Vissenaken, 750 AD) was an Irish or Scottish priest who, returning from a pilgrimage to Rome, fell ill when passing through Vissenaken (in present-day Belgium, near Tirlemont).

He is said to have been the brother of Rumbold, patron saint of Mechelen.[1]

The legend of Saint Himelin states that at Vissenaken he asked a girl for some water. She refused, as there was bubonic plague in the area. However, after much insistence from Himelin, she finally gave him a pitcher of water, which miraculously turned into wine. Himelin died three days later of the plague. He is venerated on 10 March. His cult is confined to Vissenaken.