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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Etheldritha is the spelling given in the Oxford Dictionary of Saints and the Bildlexikon der Heiligen. Both also include Etheldrede, with a feast day of 23. June. Phyllis >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >Don't you mean Ethelfritha? (Etheldrede is the Ely saint whose feast day >falls in late June.) > >>Etheldritha (Elfriede, Alfreda) (d. either 795 or 834) Etheldritha is >>supposed to have been the daughter of King Offa of Mercia. She married >>King Aethelbert of East Anglia, but after his death in 794 (?) became a >>hermit on Croyland Island in Lincolnshire, where she was famous for her >>prophecies. Her shrine remained at Croyland until the island was plundered >>in 870 by Danes >> >********************************************************************** To >join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: >[log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: >leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report >problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] For further information, visit >our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html