Title: Hild of Whitby and the Ministry of Women in the Anglo-Saxon World
Description: "This book sets the life of Hild of Whitby in the context of early monasticism, with a special focus on Anglo-Saxon England. It uncovers the sacramental, liturgical, and governing responsibilities of the abbess before her leadership roles were systematically withdrawn and then written out of history"--
Subjects: Great britain, biography, Christian women, Women saints, Monasticism and religious orders for women, Great britain, church history, 449-1066, Christian Abbesses, Biography, Christian women saints, History, Church history, Middle Ages