The wisdom and prudence of this holy woman were held in such high esteem that even kings and bishops asked for her advice. Venerable Hilda took special care of the poor and the oppressed, for which ...

Born of noble parents in 614, Hilda grew up firm in the faith. When St. Aidan came to Northumbria, Hilda left her inheritance and became a nun, and eventually Abbot of Whitby in 657.

Nicola Griffith makes a lot of maps. It’s an interest she discovered out of necessity while envisioning the 7th-century lands in which Hilda of Whitby – the real-life medieval figure at the ...

The feast of St. Hilda of Whitby is observed by the Greek Orthodox Church, the Anglican Church, and the Roman Catholic Church. "Christ's servant Abbess Hilda, whom all her acquaintances called ...

Nicola Griffith makes a lot of maps. It’s an interest she discovered out of necessity while envisioning the 7th-century lands in which Hilda of Whitby – the real-life medieval figure at the center of ...