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Ermenilda of Ely
seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 13 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
700
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Eormenhild (or Ermenilda, Ermenildis, Ermengild, all meaning "battle-great", from eormen- "great", hild- "battle") (died about 700/703) is a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Seaxburh of Ely Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Santi Beati — Sant'Ermenilda di Ely, badessa — 'Ermenilda di Ely, Badessa, VII sec., festa 13 febbraio' — the feast on this page.
- Wikidata Q2002608 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ermenilda of Ely (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.