Saint Milburga

Santa Milburga

También conocido como: Milburg; Milburge; Mildburg; Mildburga; Milburgh; Mildburh

Santo

Pre-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

23 February; 25 June (translation of relics)

Nacimiento

7th century England

Fallecimiento

715 at the Much Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire, England of natural causes; relics re-discovered in 1101 and enshrined in the nearby priory church

Canonizado

Pre-Congregation

Biografía

Saint Milburga of Wenlock (c. 650–715) was a revered Benedictine abbess and miracle worker, born in Mercia to King Merewalh and Saint Ermenburga, sister of Saints Mildred and Mildgytha. Following a life of piety, she took the veil under the guidance of Archbishop Saint Theodore of Canterbury, embracing the Benedictine monastic life. Her most enduring legacy was founding Much Wenlock Abbey in Shropshire, England, where she served as its first abbess