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SAINT EDILTRUDIS, QUEEN - 18 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 18th of June SAINT EDILTRUDIS, QUEEN Saint Ediltrudis was formerly Queen of England and later took the veil at Coldingham Abbey. Many writers consider Saint Ediltrudis to be identical with  Ethelreda (Etiltrude), whose feast is celebrated on June 23. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 10) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ediltrudis may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.