Monastic · December 9
St. Wulfhilda of Barking
Wulfhilda, also known as Wulfhild and Wulfreda among several other names, was an Anglo-Saxon abbess who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
United Kingdom · Early origin
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Monastic · October 11
St. Æthelburh of Barking
Saint Æthelburh or Ethelburga was the founder and first abbess of Barking Abbey and sister of Saint Earconwald, Bishop of London.
United Kingdom · Early origin
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Monastic · June 23
St. Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts.
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Monastic or Hermit · November 13
St. Abbo of Fleury
Abbo of Fleury was a monk and abbot of Fleury Abbey in present-day Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire near Orléans, France.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · September 23
St. Adomnán
Adomnán was an abbot of Iona Abbey, hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · January 12
St. Aelred of Rievaulx
Aelred of Rievaulx was an English Cistercian monk and writer who served as Abbot of Rievaulx from 1147 until his death.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · April 7
St. Aibert
Aibert was a Benedictine monastic and hermit revered for his intense life of prayer, asceticism and devotion to Mary.
Belgium · Present-day geography
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Martyr · April 19
St. Ælfheah of Canterbury
Ælfheah of Canterbury was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury from 1006 to 1012.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · October 29
St. Abraham Kidunaia
Abraham Kidunaia was a Syriac Christian hermit and priest.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · August 6
St. Anna Maria Rubatto
Anna Maria Rubatto was an Italian Roman Catholic nun who assumed the name Maria Francesca of Jesus.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · January 5
St. Apollinaris Syncletica
Apollinaris Syncletica was a saint and hermit of the 5th century, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · August 25
St. Aredius
Aredius was chancellor to Theudebert I, king of Austrasia, and later Abbot of Attane.
France · Present-day geography
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