Saint Elfleda of Whitby

Also known as

• Aelflaed
• Edilfreda
• Ethelfreda

Memorial

• 8 February

Profile

Born a princess, the daughter of King Oswy of Northumbria (part of England). She was offered to God as a child at the convent of Hartlepool. Nun at the double monastery of Whitby Abbey with Saint Hilda of Whitby. Abbess of Whitby.

Died

• 714

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Elfleda of Whitby”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 February 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-elfleda-of-whitby/>