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Saint Ragener (also Ragner) was, according to medieval documentary sources, a Christian martyr of the 9th century AD, who died at the hands of the Vikings alongside his uncle Edmund the Martyr. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Northampton. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Farmer, D. (ed.) 1987 The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, pp. 366–7
  2. "St Ragener (or St Ragner)". The Friends of St Peter's Church. Retrieved 2022-11-06.