Mildgyth
Anglo Saxon abess
Feast: 17 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Mildgyth (or Mildgytha) (Old English: Mildgȳð) (died 676) was the youngest daughter of Merewalh, king of Mercia and Saint Eormenburh. She was the youngest sister of Saint Mildburh of Wenlock and Saint Mildrith. The three sisters have been likened to the three theological virtues: Mildburh to faith, Mildgyth to hope, and Mildrith to charity.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Domne Eafe Saint Parent, Mother
- Mildburh Saint Brother or sister
- Mildthryth Saint Brother or sister
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales, 17 January / santiebeati.it — Stanton: 'The holy memory of St. Mildgyth, Virgin, the sister of St. Mildred and St. Milburga.' santiebeati: 'Santa Mildgita, principessa e badessa, † 676, festa 17 gennaio' — feast matches the entry; the Benedictine men
- Wikidata Q6850909 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mildgyth (CC BY-SA)
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