Saint Etheldritha

Also known as

• Alfreda

Memorial

• 2 August

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A princess, the daughter of King Offa of Mercia. Betrothed to Saint Ethelbert of East Anglia. After the murder of Ethelbert, Etheldritha moved to Croyland, England and lived as an anchoress.

Died

• c.835

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Etheldritha”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 November 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-etheldritha/>