Hilda of Whitby
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Hilda of Whitby was a saint of the early Church in Britain. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. Wikipedia
Born: 614 AD, Northumbria
Died: November 17, 680 AD (age 66 years), Hackness, United Kingdom
Parents: Hereric and Breguswith
Siblings: Hereswith
Attributes: Crozier of an abbess, model of Whitby Abbey
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Feast: Varies; 17 November; 18 November; 19 November; In the Anglican Use of Rome, her feast is on 23 June