Saint Pega of Peakirk
Also known as: Pega of Croyland; Margareta of….; Pea of….; Pee of….; Pege of….; Peggy of….; Pègue of….; Pegia of….
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day
January 8
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Pega of Peakirk, daughter of Penwalh and sister of the renowned Saint Guthlac of Croyland, was a member of the royal family of the East Angles. Following her brother’s monastic vocation, she lived as a holy hermit in the remote Fens of Northamptonshire