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Hilda

Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, England

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Also known as Hild of Whitby · Hilda of Whitby · Saint Hilda · Saint Hild · Hild · St. Hilda

Born: 614
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-14
2.Stated in NationalencyklopedinRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in British Museum person-institution thesaurusRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
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Died: November 17, 680
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1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
3.Stated in A historical dictionary of British women
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Birthplace: England
Place of death: Whitby Abbey
Citizenship: Kingdom of Deira
Occupation: nun
Positions held: abbess
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Hilda of Whitby was a saint of the early Church in Britain. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England, she was abbess in several convents and recognised for the wisdom that drew kings to her for advice.

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