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Mildburh
Anglo-Saxon Benedictine Abbess
SaintFull write-upKingdom of MerciaBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 23 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
715
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Wenlock in England, Saint Mildburh, virgin and abbess of the monastery there, of the line of the kings of Mercia.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 23 February as a virgin of the Mercian royal line and abbess of Wenlock.
Connected on this site
- Domne Eafe Saint Mother, Parent
- Mildgyth Saint Brother or sister
- Mildthryth Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2083567 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mildburh (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.