Matilda, abbess of Wilton
Overview
Title social-statusabbess of WiltonDate of Birth11th centuryBiography
Matilda was abbess of Wilton, a royal Benedictine abbey founded in the ninth century, which was still in the eleventh century taking in aristocratic Anglo-Saxon and Norman women after the conquest. It also boasted several royal women, Edith, the widow of Edward the Confessor, Gunilda, the daughter of Harold, Mary and Edith/Matilda, daughters of queen Margaret and Malcolm of Scotland and some highly educated and gifted nuns like the poet Muriel who exchanged poems with Hildebert of Lavardin and Baudri of Bourgeuil.
Letters to Matilda, abbess of Wilton
A letter from Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury (1094)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7916/82xx-e581
This is an archived work created in 2024 and downloaded from Columbia University Academic Commons.