Saint Alkelda of Middleham

Also known as

• Alkeld
• Athilda

Memorial

• 28 March

Profile

Saxon princess. Nun. Martyred by Viking raiders. A holy well near her place of death is reported to have healing,/a> properties.

Born

• England

Died

• strangled to death c.800
• buried in the church at Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Yorkshire, England

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alkelda of Middleham“. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 March 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>