holidays
October 3,
Christian feast day: Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair
Two Hewalds
The 'Two Hewalds' were Saint Hewald the Black and Saint Hewald the White, martyrs in Old Saxony about 692. Both bore the same name, but were distinguished by the difference in the colour of their hair and complexions. They began their mission labours about 690 at the ancient Saxons country, now part of Westphalia, and covered by the dioceses of Münster, Osnabrück, and Paderborn. They are honored as saints in Westphalia.