Mildgytha
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Saint Mildgyth (died 676) was the youngest daughter of Merewalh
, king of Mercia and Saint Eormenburh
. Her sisters were Saint Mildburh of Wenlock and Saint Mildrith.
She was a Benedictine
nun
and later abbess
of a Northumbrian convent
. Her feast day is January 17.
Merewalh
Merewalh Merewalh Merewalh (sometimes given as Merwal or Merewald was a sub-king of the Magonsæte, a western cadet kingdom of Mercia thought to have been located in Herefordshire and Shropshire...
, king of Mercia and Saint Eormenburh
Domne Eafe
Domne Eafe was, according to the Mildrith legend, a granddaughter of King Eadbald of Kent and the foundress of the double monastery at Minster-in-Thanet during the reign of her cousin King Ecgberht of Kent.The various versions of the Mildrith legend disagree as to whether Domne Eafe or her sister...
. Her sisters were Saint Mildburh of Wenlock and Saint Mildrith.
She was a Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
and later abbess
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
of a Northumbrian convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
. Her feast day is January 17.