St. Indractus

St. Indractus, along with his sister, Drusa and other pilgrims, were passing through Shapwick on their way back to Ireland from Rome. They were carrying bags of seed corn to give to the poor. Saxon outlaws murdered them, thinking their bags were filled with gold. The crime was discovered when a beam of light shown for three days and three nights upon the burial pit. Confronted with their deed, the Saxons went mad and destroyed one another.
==Trivia==
There are several versions of the legend, with his companions varying between 7 to 9, and his sister named Domenica; according to the older Passio Sancti Indracti, the Saint was Irish, and with 9 companions went to Rome on pilgrimage; on their return journey they decided to visit the shrine of St. Patrick at Glastonbury. They were killed while staying at Huish Episcopi by Husa, a thegn of King Ine of Wessex.
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