Saint Pega of Peakirk

Memorial: 8 January
Profile: Daughter of Penwalh. Sister of Saint Guthlac of Croyland. Related to the royal family of the East Angles. Lived as a hermit in the Fens, Northhamptonshire, England near her brother. Once the devil took on her form to persuade Guthlac to break his vow to never eat before sunset. To prevent further attempts, Pega left the area and never returned in his life. Anchoress in Crowland; a church was built on the site of her hermitage, and an Anglican convent dedicated to Pega survives to today. Peakirk (Pega's Church) is named for her. While en route to her brother's funeral in 714, she cured a blind man from Wisbech. Made a pilgimage to Rome, and died before returning home.
Born: in Mercia, England
Died: c.719 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Saint Guthlac and Saint Pega in the South English Legendary, by Alexandra Olsen
Saint Pega's, by Thelma Frost [poetry]
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