The Basics: Born about 961 in England; died September 16, 984, in England; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, September 16; woman religious. The Story: She lived inside the walls of Wilton Abbey nearly all her life, but Edith’s twenty-three years still intrigue us. Her father, King Edgar, carried off her mother, Wulfrida, from the abbey under circumstances that… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Saint Edith of Wilton
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Wednesday’s Woman: St. Wulfrida
The Basics: Born in England; died 988 in England; canonized precongregation; feast day, September 9. Mother and woman religious. The Story: Wulfrida, also known as Wulfthryth, was living at Wilton Abbey when King Edgar took her away to his palace. She was not a nun at the time; the thinking is that Wulfrida, who came from a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Wulfrida