9 th - century ▁herm it , ▁Ang li an ▁Prince ▁and ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁Cer ne , ▁Dor set , ▁who ▁lived ▁as ▁a ▁herm it ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁about ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁Cer ne . ▁His ▁fe ast ▁day ▁is ▁ 2 9 ▁August . ▁ ▁Life ▁St . ▁E ad w old ▁was ▁born ▁about ▁ 8 3 5 ▁AD , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁ Æ th el we ard ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁and ▁re put ed ▁brother ▁of ▁ ▁Edmund , ▁king ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia . ▁He ▁left ▁his ▁hom eland ▁possibly ▁due ▁to ▁Vik ing ▁In vas ion , ▁to ▁live ▁as ▁a ▁herm it ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁about ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁Cer ne , ▁Dor set . ▁William ▁of ▁Mal mes bury ▁said ▁he ▁lived ▁on ▁bread ▁and ▁water , ▁and ▁worked ▁many ▁m ira cles . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁William ▁of ▁Mal mes bury ▁and ▁the ▁H agi ograph ies ▁of ▁St ▁E ad w old ▁of ▁Cer ne , ▁by ▁G os cel in ▁of ▁Saint - B ert in ▁and ▁also ▁Sec gan . ▁ ▁V ener ation ▁ ▁E ad w old ▁died , ▁Aug ▁ 2 9 , ▁c 9 0 0 ▁at ▁Cer ne ▁and ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁buried ▁in ▁his ▁cell , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁translated ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁monaster y , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Peter . ▁His ▁v ener ation ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁making ▁Cer ne ▁Ab bey ▁the ▁third