Venerable (Monastic)7th century
Saint Hilda Abbess of Whitby
Also known as Hild of Whitby · Hilda of Streaneshalch
A Northumbrian noblewoman who became abbess of Whitby, where she formed five bishops and hosted the Synod of Whitby in 664.
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A Northumbrian noblewoman who became abbess of Whitby, where she formed five bishops and hosted the Synod of Whitby in 664.
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Sources: OrthodoxWiki; Diocese of Sourozh, British Saints; Bede, Ecclesiastical History IV.23