Question: Godric is a novel published in 1981, written by Frederick Buechner, that tells the semi-fictionalised life story of medieval Catholic unofficial saint, or Saint Goderic, c. 1065 – 21 May 1170, was an English hermit, merchant and popular medieval saint, although he was never formally canonised?

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Cynfarwy: Cynfarwy was a Christian in the 7th century about whom little is known.  He was venerated by the early church in Wales as a saint, although he was never formally canonised.  St Cynfarwy's Church in Anglesey is dedicated to him, and his name is also preserved in the name of the settlement around the church, Llechgynfarwy (or sometimes "Llechcynfarwy").  His feast day is in November, although the date varies between sources.

Saint Elen: Saint Elen (Welsh: "Elen Luyddog" ,  "Helen of the Hosts"), often anglicized as Helen, was a late 4th-century founder of churches in Wales.  Traditionally, she is said to have been a daughter of the Romano-British ruler Eudaf Hen (Octavius) and the wife of Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century emperor in Britain, Gaul, and Spain who was killed in battle in 388.  Although never formally canonized by Rome, Elen is traditionally considered a saint in the Welsh Church; she is known as Saint Helen of Caernarfon in English to distinguish her from the better-known Saint Helena ("Helen of Constantinople").

Lion Country: Lion Country is a novel by Frederick Buechner, and the first in the "Book of Bebb" series.  "Lion Country" was written in 1971, and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1972.

Godric of Finchale: Saint Godric of Finchale (or Saint Goderic) (c. 1065 – 21 May 1170) was an English hermit, merchant and popular medieval saint, although he was never formally canonised.  He was born in Walpole in Norfolk and died in Finchale in County Durham.

Godric (novel): Godric (ISBN  ) is a novel published in 1981, written by Frederick Buechner, that tells the semi-fictionalised life story of medieval Catholic saint Godric of Finchale.  The novel was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Frederick Buechner: Carl Frederick Buechner (born July 11, 1926) is an American writer and theologian.  He is an ordained Presbyterian minister and the author of more than thirty published books.  His work encompasses different genres, including fiction, autobiography, essays and sermons, and his career has spanned six decades.  Buechner's books have been translated into many languages for publication around the world.  He is best known for his works "A Long Day's Dying" (his first work, published in 1950); "The Book of Bebb", a tetralogy based on the character Leo Bebb published in 1979; "Godric", a first person narrative of the life of the medieval saint, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1981; "Brendan", a second novel narrating a saint's life, published in 1987; "Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner" (1992); and his autobiographical works "The Sacred Journey" (1982), "Now and Then" (1983), "Telling Secrets" (1991), and "The Eyes of the Heart: Memoirs of the Lost and Found" (1999).  He has been called "Major talent" and "...a very good writer indeed" by "the New York Times", and "one of our most original storytellers" by USA Today.  Annie Dillard (Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek") says: "Frederick Buechner is one of our finest writers."

Saint Solicitous: "Saint Solicitous" (German: "Die heilige Frau Kümmernis"), also translated "Saint Kummernis", was a story first published as no. 66 of Grimm's Fairy Tales.  Although included in the first edition in 1815, it was dropped in the second edition (1819) because it bore too much resemblance to "Ovum paschale Neugefärbte Oster-Ayer", a legend by Andreas Strobl.  Strobl's legend appears to be based on the popular medieval cult of Saint Wilgefortis.

Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket ( ; also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London, and later Thomas à Becket; 21 December c. 1119 (or 1120) – 29 December 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170.  He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.  He engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral.  Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III.

Ælfnoth of Stowe: Ælfnoth or Alnoth (died 700) was an English hermit and martyr.  Little is known of his life, though he is mentioned in Jocelyn's life of Saint Werburgh as a pious neatherd at Weedon, who bore with great patience the ill-treatment of the bailiff placed over him, and who afterwards became a hermit in a very lonely spot, where he was eventually murdered by two robbers.  On this ground he was honoured as a martyr; and there was some concourse of pilgrims to his tomb at Stowe near Bugbrooke in Northamptonshire.  Ælfnoth is not mentioned in any surviving early calendars; his feast was later kept on 27 February or on 25 November.

The Book of Bebb: The Book of Bebb is a novel tetralogy by Frederick Buechner.  The series consists of "Lion Country" (1971), "Open Heart" (1972), "Love Feast" (1974) and "Treasure Hunt" (1977).  The tetralogy was then edited and published in one volume as "The Book of Bebb" (1979).

Supporting paragraphs: Godric (novel) Godric of Finchale
Answer: Godric of Finchale