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Ælfflæd of Whitby
Abbess of Whitby
SaintKingdom of NorthumbriaBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 8 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
654
Died
713
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
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 their skills in medicine, from the death of her kinswoman Hilda in 680, first jointly with her mother, then alone.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Eanflæd Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Nominis (Conference des eveques de France) - Sainte Elfleda Abbesse bénédictine — Nominis, the saints database of the French bishops' conference, has a full entry: Sainte Elfleda Abbesse bénédictine (date ?) Abbesse bénédictine connue aussi sous les noms Edifleda, Elfeda, Elgiva, ou Ethelfieda. Fille
- Wikidata Q2480751 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ælfflæd of Whitby (CC BY-SA)
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