ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 25th of March WELCOME! SAINT ALFWOLD, BISHOP OF SHERBURN The name Alfwold has Old German roots and is derived from Alf , meaning "helper," and walt (wold) , meaning " mighty " - thus, "mighty helper." Saint Alfwold (Alfwoldus) was Bishop of Sherborne ( Schireburnia ) in England and, prior to his elevation to this episcopal see, a monk at Winchester. He is said to have been a great devotee of Saints Swithun and Cuthbert (whose tomb he opened so that he might express his sentiments even more fervently). At a time when luxury and extravagance in banqueting were rife, Alfwold lived in great poverty; he ate only from a wooden bowl and drank very weak beer - so much so that a certain unnamed priest could not speak of his virtues without shedding tears. The Bollandists * date his death to the year 1050. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. ...