Hilda of Whitby
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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 f
St. Hilda as depicted in a stained glass window in Chester Cathedral
Saint Hilda at Hartlepool by James Clark (oil painting)
Aidan of Lindisfarne visits Hilda. Gloucester Cathedral, by Christopher Whall.
St. Hilda monument detail in Whitby. Note ammonites at feet.
Whitby Abbey
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Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, Eng
Hilda of Whitby
…of this abbey, but its monastic cemetery has been found near the present St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool. In 657 Hilda became the founding abbess of Whitby Abbey, then known as Streoneshalh; she remained there until her death. Archaeological evidence shows that her monastery was in the Celtic style, with its…
Whitby Abbey
A lidar view of Whitby Abbey and surrounding archaeological residues.
The arms of Whitby Abbey.
The ruins of Whitby Abbey in a 1909 book illustration