Saint Mildrith, Abbess of the Abbey at Minster-in-Thanet (20 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Mildrith (also called Mildred), royal princess turned holy abbess, stands as a powerful witness of forgiveness, reparation, and monastic holiness in 7th-century England. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler (February 20), we learn how the murder of two young princes led to the founding of the great monastery at Minster-in-Thanet — a house of prayer built in atonement for bloodshed. Consecrated by St. Theodore of Canterbury, St. Mildrith became the first Abbess of Minster, leading seventy holy virgins by humility, mortification, prayer, and example. Though born into royal blood, she lived as the servant of her sisters. Her monastery endured Danish invasions, martyrdoms, and destruction, yet her relics were later translated to Canterbury, where miracles were reported at her tomb. This is a story of: • Royal sanctity • Forgiveness after injustice • The power of monastic prayer • Anglo-Saxon Catholic heritage • The triumph of holiness over violence May her example inspire us to offer reparation for sin and to pursue humility and devotion in our own state of life. St. Mildrith, pray for us. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Royal Family of St. Mildrith 0:49 – The Murder of the Two Princes 1:12 – The Wergild & Founding of Minster 1:52 – Mildrith Sent to France 2:07 – Consecrated Abbess by St. Theodore 2:22 – Her Humility & Leadership 2:33 – Sanctity of Her Aunt Ermenburga 2:46 – Death of St. Mildrith 2:51 – Danish Persecutions 3:04 – Translation of Her Relics to Canterbury 3:19 – Churches Dedicated to Her https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-mildred-v-abbess/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StMildrith #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #February20 #CatholicHistory #AngloSaxonSaints #TraditionalCatholic #PrayForUs #EnglishSaints