Christian feast day: Wulfthryth (Wilfrida) of Wilton

Wulfthryth of Wilton

Saint and abbess from Anglo-Saxon England

Wulfthryth, also known as Wilfrida, was the second known consort of Edgar, King of England, in the early 960s. Historians disagree whether she was his wife or mistress. In 964, Edgar married Ælfthryth, and then or earlier Wulfthryth returned to Wilton Abbey, where she had been…