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Hilda

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Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, England

Lived 614 to 680 · aged 66
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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.

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Saint Hilda at Hartlepool by James Clark (oil painting)Saint Hilda at Hartlepool by James Clark (oil painting)Aidan of Lindisfarne visits Hilda. Gloucester Cathedral, by Christopher Whall.Aidan of Lindisfarne visits Hilda. Gloucester Cathedral, by Christopher Whall.St. Hilda monument detail in Whitby. Note ammonites at feet.St. Hilda monument detail in Whitby. Note ammonites at feet.Whitby AbbeyWhitby Abbey

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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. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England, she was abbess in several convents and recognised for the wisdom that drew kings to her for advice.

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Lived 614 to 680 · aged 66
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