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  1. Hilda of Whitby (or Hild of Whitby) (c. 614 – 680) 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.

  2. May 31, 2019 · Hilda of Whitby (also known as Saint Hilda of Whitby, l. 614-680 CE) was the founder and abbess of the monastery at Whitby, Kingdom of Northumbria, Britain. She was a Northumbrian princess who converted to Christianity with the rest of the court of her great-uncle, King Edwin of Deira (r. 616-633 CE), when she was 13.

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  3. Saint Hilda of Whitby (born 614, Northumbria—died Nov. 17, 680, Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng.; feast day November 17) was the founder of Streaneshalch (now Whitby) Abbey and one of the foremost abbesses of Anglo-Saxon England. With Bishops SS. Colman of Lindisfarne and Cedd of the East Saxons, she led the Celtic party at the Synod of Whitby (663/664).

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  4. Learn about Hild, the abbess of Whitby and a significant figure in the history of English Christianity. Discover her life, achievements, legacy and visions through Bede's account and the ruins of Whitby Abbey.

  5. Mar 8, 2019 · St Hilda of Whitby is one of Whitbys most famous historical residents. We’ve got a great deal to thank her for, so we thought we’d share some of what made her so important to English history. Early life. Hild, or Hilda as we know her today, was born in 614 to a royal household.

  6. Sep 26, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of St. Hilda of Whitby, a prominent figure in the Christian conversion of Anglo-Saxon England. Discover how she became a nun, a leader of monastic communities, and a patron of learning and culture in the seventh century CE.

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  8. Hilda of Whitby, Abbess and Peacemaker. Hilda (known in her own century as "Hild") was the grandniece of King Edwin of Northumbria, a kingdom of the Angles. She was born in 614 and baptized in 627 when the king and his household became Christians.

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