Nov 17

Saint Hilda of Whitby

November 17th VII century Abadesa

Whitby, Nortumbria, St. Hilda, Abbess, who, after embracing the faith and receive the sacraments of Christ, placed at the head of his monastery, both surrendered to the formation of the monks and nuns in the regular life, to the maintenance of peace and harmony, to work and to the reading of the divine Scriptures, who seemed to perform heavenly tasks on Earth.
Name
Hilda (Femenino)
Meaning
Guerrera, from Germano
Other saints
Other saints named Hilda
Born
en Northumbria, in current United kingdom
Dead
in Northumbria, in current United kingdom
Celebration
November 17th