Saint Ælfflæd (654–714) was the daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd. She was abbess of Whitby Abbey, an abbey of nuns that were known for... 7 KB (763 words) - 02:43, 17 March 2024 |
Ælfflæd is a name of Anglo-Saxon England meaning Ælf (Elf) and flæd (beauty). It may refer to: Saint Ælfflæd of Whitby (654–714) Ælfflæd of Mercia, daughter... 798 bytes (124 words) - 07:58, 7 September 2022 |
English football club Whitby Warriors, Canadian box lacrosse team Ælfflæd of Whitby (654–713), English Christian saint Alfred Knight Whitby (c. 1844–1898),... 3 KB (406 words) - 22:17, 15 August 2023 |
Cuthbert (redirect from St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne) accepting the Roman forms, apparently without difficulty, after the Synod of Whitby in 664. The earliest biographies concentrate on the many miracles that... 36 KB (4,268 words) - 03:28, 3 May 2024 |
Wilfrid (redirect from Wilfrid of Ripon) Theodore wrote to the new king of Northumbria, Aldfrith, and to Æthelred, king of Mercia and the Abbess of Whitby, Ælfflæd, suggesting that an agreement... 101 KB (12,843 words) - 22:42, 1 May 2024 |
Hilda of Whitby (or Hild of Whitby) (c. 614 – 680) was a saint of the early Church in Britain. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at... 24 KB (2,854 words) - 08:28, 30 April 2024 |
is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. His feast day is celebrated... 11 KB (1,275 words) - 17:48, 10 March 2024 |
Edward the Martyr (category Year of birth uncertain) Martyr (c. 962–978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed on 18 March 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar (r. 959–975). On Edgar's... 82 KB (10,845 words) - 10:04, 11 May 2024 |
full name. Saint Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd, abbess of Whitby Abbey (654–714) Saint Ælfthryth of Crowland (died... 3 KB (390 words) - 20:51, 26 April 2024 |
Æthelthryth (redirect from Etheldreda of Ely) in Suffolk. She was one of the four saintly daughters of Anna of East Anglia, including Wendreda and Seaxburh of Ely, all of whom eventually retired from... 15 KB (1,721 words) - 14:39, 24 April 2024 |
of Coldingham, daughter of Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of Oswiu, king of Northumbria Ælfthryth of Crowland, daughter of Offa... 60 KB (3,848 words) - 12:57, 8 May 2024 |
during the period of Christianization until the Norman Conquest of England (c. AD 600 to 1066). It also includes British saints of the Roman and post-Roman... 48 KB (871 words) - 09:46, 13 January 2024 |
Hartlepool Abbey (category History of Hartlepool) founding abbess of Whitby Abbey, then called Streoneshalh, taking with her Ælfflæd and ten nuns. Hilda was now technically abbess of both monasteries... 9 KB (843 words) - 16:57, 24 October 2023 |
Eadbert". Catholic Online. Retrieved on 28 October 2009. "Ælfflæd". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved on 28 October 2009. "St. Willibrord"... 19 KB (652 words) - 20:01, 30 May 2023 |
Saint Neot (monk) (redirect from Life of Neot) Neot (died 31 July 877) was an English monk. Born in the first half of the ninth century, he lived as a monk at Glastonbury Abbey. He preferred to perform... 42 KB (6,533 words) - 10:39, 21 February 2024 |
Anglo-Saxon England and the abbot of Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's in Canterbury. He was a noted teacher and commentator of the Bible. Adrian was born between... 9 KB (1,153 words) - 16:52, 13 May 2024 |
Saint Blida (category Saints of Norfolk) mother of Saint Walstan, whose cult was celebrated during the Middle Ages in the English county of Norfolk. She is associated with the Norfolk village of Martham... 6 KB (566 words) - 22:01, 20 January 2024 |
of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife, Eadgifu of Kent. She lived most of her life as a nun known for her singing ability. Most of the... 21 KB (2,619 words) - 11:45, 30 April 2024 |
Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba (category Female saints of medieval England) Northumbria (who attended the Synod of Whitby in 664), and later founded an abbey for both monks and nuns in Castor, in the Soke of Peterborough. She became the... 9 KB (1,151 words) - 09:43, 10 March 2024 |
Eanflæd (redirect from Eanflæd of Deira) November. Along with Edwin, Oswiu, Hilda, and later, Ælfflæd, she was buried at Whitby. William of Malmesbury believed that her remains later had been... 10 KB (1,243 words) - 09:20, 7 November 2023 |
Everilda (redirect from Everild of Everingham) Everild of Everingham (Old English: Eoforhild) was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the 7th century who founded a convent at Everingham, in the English county of the... 3 KB (240 words) - 09:42, 30 March 2024 |
Liber beatae Gregorii papae (redirect from Anonymous Life of Gregory the Great) monastery, usually thought to have been at Whitby, around 700. The text was composed during the abbacy of Ælfflæd of Whitby (680-714). Since the monastery was... 3 KB (322 words) - 12:28, 8 April 2024 |
Lewina (category Female saints of medieval England) July. Little is known of Lewinna's life. One source says she was a British woman who lived during the reign of King Ecgberht of Kent (r. 664–673). As... 7 KB (852 words) - 18:14, 19 March 2024 |
Saint Bega (redirect from Begga of Egremont) that convent, and Begu; who was mentioned in Bede's life of St Hilda of Whitby. This confusion put Bega into the 7th century, which is clearly inconsistent... 17 KB (2,171 words) - 08:47, 14 May 2024 |