Saint Edith of Wilton
Also known as: Edith of Barking; Eadgyth….; Eadgith….; Editha….; Ediva….
Feast Day
16-Sep
Born
961 at Kensing, Kent, England
Died
15 September 984, a date foretold by Saint Dunstan of Canterbury, of natural causes; a week later she appeared in a vision to her mother, claiming to have smacked the devil in the head
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Edith of Wilton, daughter of King Edgar the Peaceable and Saint Wilfrida, was born into the English royal family but dedicated her life entirely to the monastic community of Wilton Abbey in Wiltshire, England, where she remained for her entire life. Raised within the abbey walls
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