that she lost her right eye, and knew the dream was sent to warn her of the death of her brother, who, in fact, was murdered at that very time, while visiting his stepmother Elfrida, at Corfe, in Dorsetshire. The nobles then offered the crown to Edith, bat she declined. Notwithstanding her refusal of all royal honours and worldly power, she always dressed magnificently, and as St. Ethelwold remonstrated, she answered that purity and humility could exist as well under royal robes as under rags. She built a church at Wilton, and dedicated it in the name of St. Denis. St. Dunstan was invited to the dedication, and wept much during mass. Being asked the reason, he said it was because Edith would die in three weeks, which actually happened, Sept. 15, 984. A month afterwards she appeared in glory to hor mother, and told her the devil had tried to accuse her, but she had broken his head. Many years after, King Canute laughed at the idea that the daughter of the licentious Edgar could be a saint. St. Dunstan took her out of her coffin, and set her upright in the church, whereupon Canute was terrified, and fell down in a faint. He had a great veneration for St. Edith ever after.
R.M. Ribadeneira, Flos Sanctorum. Watson, English Mart. Mrs. Jameson, Sacred and Legendary Art. Lappenberg, England under the Anglo-Saxons.
B. Edith (7), June 7. † 1159, in England. On the night of June 7, a holy monk named Godric saw her soul going up to heaven with that of St. Robert, abbot of Fountains, in Yorkshire. Henriquez, Fasciculus, a history of Saints of the Cistercian Order, lib. i. dist. ii.
St. Editna, or Dediva. 6th century. Of noble race, she was married four times, and was mother of a large family, all illustrious for their sanctity. They were SS. Senan, son of Fintan; Manchin, son of Collan; Callin, a disciple of St. Columkille; Fedlimid of Eilmore; Dagius, son of Carill; St. Femia, daughter of Carill; St. Diermait of Inis Clothrann, daughter of Tren, son of Dubtach O'Lugair, son of Lugna. O'Hanlon, Irish Saints.
St. Edoena, Edana.
St. Eduvigis, Hedwig.
St. Edwen (1), Nov. 6. Honoured among the Saints of Wales. Said to be a daughter or niece of Edwin, king of Northumbria, who was brought up at the court of Cadfan, king of North Wales. Rees, Welsh Saints. (See Ethelburga (1).)
St. Eawen (2) (Adven, Advent, Adwen). Honoured in Cornwall. Smith and Wace, from Rees. Probably same as Dwynwen (1).
St. Edwigis, Hedwig.
St. Effam, Euphemia (1).
St. Eficia, or Esitia, May 30, M. at Antioch. AA.SS., Supplement, iii.
St. Egatracia, or Hegatrax, March 26, M. in Roumania. AA.SS. P.B.
St. Egena, May 18 (Agna, Ǽgina), M. at Constantinople. AA.SS.
St. Eggyth, Edith.
St. Eglantine, Valentina.
St. Ehrentraud, Erentrude.
St. Eigen, daughter of Caractacus, was one of a family of saints. She is said, in the Welsh Triads, to be the first woman saint among the Britons. Rev. S. Baring-Gould, Lives of the Saints: Dec. 3, "Lucius." (Compare St. Claudia (1).)
St. Eimberta, or Eimbetha, Einbetta.
SS. Einbetta (Aimberta, Eimberta, Eimbetha, Einbetha, Embbtta), Vorbetta, and Villbetta, or Wilbeth, Sept. 16, VV. at Strasburg. Supposed end of 5th century.
Tradition at Strasburg says they were companions of St. Ursula, and that when St. Aurelia was sick of fever on her way from Eome to Cologne, Ursula left these three to attend on her. Deprived of the palm of martyrdom gained by the rest of the 11,000, they wore without friends or means; but they lived so piously that when their grave was opened hundreds of years after, their bodies were found in perfect preservation, with a writing that told how they were separated from St. Ursula, etc. AA.SS. (See Triads.)
B. Ela, Feb. 1 (Ella, Ele). † 1261. Daughter and heiress of William Fitzpatrick, earl of Salisbury. Married to William Longsword, natural son of
