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Saint Wilfrida

Also known as

Wuifritha
Wulfritha

9 September
13 September on some calendars

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Mother of Saint Edith of Wilton, the result of adultery with King Edgar the Peaceable. Benedictine nun at Wilton, England, hoping that a life in the convent would make up for her sins. Spiritual student of Saint Ethelwald. Abbess of Wilton.

988 at the convent at Wilton, England of natural causes

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

“Saint Wilfrida”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-wilfrida/>

Category: Canonized Pre-Congregation, Died in 988, Died in England, Saints Beati and Venerables, Saints who were Abbesses, Saints who were Benedictines, Saints who were Mothers, Saints who were Nuns | Trackback