Venerable
Tortgith of Barking
A nun of Barking Abbey in England, reposed around 700.
- Feast
- January 25old style February 7
- Reposed
- 7007th century
- Place
- Barking
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Tortgith of Barking was a nun of the convent of Barking in England in the time of Saint Ethelburgh and reposed around 700. Her name also appears as Thorgyth.
She is described as a miracle of patience under suffering. No other details of her life survive.
She is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 25 January (new style).
Commemorated the same day January 25
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Vladimir of KyivHieromartyr · Metropolitan of Kyiv and HalychJan 25- Castinus of ByzantiumSaint · Bishop of ByzantiumJan 25
Peter ZverevHieromartyr · Archbishop of VoronezhJan 25
Anatoly of OptinaVenerable · Elder of OptinaJan 25
Moses of NovgorodSaint · Archbishop of Novgorod and PskovJan 25
Constantine VeretskyHieromartyr · ArchpriestJan 25
Andrew ArgunovMartyr · Chairman of the parish councilJan 25- Bretanion of TomisSaint · Bishop of TomisJan 25
Joasaph of BorovskHieromartyr · Archimandrite of the Trinity LavraJan 25
Nicholas PopovHieromartyr · ArchpriestJan 25