Saint Henry of Coquet | |
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Hermit | |
Died | 1127 Coquet Island, England |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 16 January |
Henry of Coquet (died 1127) was a Dane who lived in a hermitage on the island of Coquet, off the Northumberland coast. He died there in 1127. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. There is a stained glass window in the church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Deal, Kent, England, showing an image of 'St Henry the Dane'. He is wearing a horned helmet.[1]