Saint Althryda

Also known as

• Alfrida
• Etheldrytha
• Altrida

Memorial

• 20 May

Profile

Born a princess, the daughter of King Offa of Mercia. Betrothed to Saint Ethelbert after whose death she retired to Croyland Abbey to live as a hermitess.

Died

• 834 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Althryda”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 May 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-althryda/>