Aug 112009
Also known as
- Haeresvid
- Haereswiþ
- Hereswithe
- Hereswyde
- 3 September
- 20 September in the old English Martyrology
- 23 September in some old calendars
- 1 December in some old calendars
Profile
Princess from Northumbria (in modern England), the daughter of Hereric and Breguswith. Sister of Saint Hilda of Whitby. Married to Aethelhere, King of East Anglia. Mother of Alfwold and of Aldwulf who became king of East Anglia. Widow. When her children were grown, she became a nun at Chelles, France.
Born
- at Northumbria, England
- c.690 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Catholic Online
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Wikipedia