Saint Ethelgiva of Shaftesbury

Also known as

• Æthelgifu of Shaftesbury

Memorial

• 9 December

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Princess, the daughter of King Alfred the Great. Nun. With her father‘s help, she founded and served as first abbess of Shaftesbury Abbey in Dorset, England.

Died

• 896

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ethelgiva of Shaftesbury”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 November 2009. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ethelgiva-of-shaftesbury/>