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Saint Pega of Peakirk

Saint Pega of Peakirk

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

8-Jan

Born

In Mercia, England

Died

C.719 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

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

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