Hild of Whitby

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

b. 614 · d. 17 Nov 680

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.