ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 1st of September
HERESWITH, MOTHER OF AELDWULF
On September 1, we also remember Hereswith (Eresvitha), the mother of the West Saxon king Adulph (Aeldwulf). Bede the Venerable mentions her in his records*; she died at a convent. (I. 3)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 81)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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