Ymar of Reculver (died c. 830) is an Anglo-Saxon saint.
Background A Benedictine monk of Reculver, Ymar was killed by Danish warriors."Saint Ymar (+ v. 830)", Nominis His name may be the source of the toponym Margate.The Mayor and Charter Trustees of Margate A legend states that he had a dying wish to be buried in St Johns parish church in Margate. Sometime before 1407 the body of St Ymar was brought from Reculver, where he had been a monk, and buried in . Tradition insists that an old stone coffin lid at that church is his.Kent Archaeological Society, "The Church of St. John the Baptist, Margate", p.72, 1902
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