Tortgyth

Tortgyth (Theorigitha, Tortgith, Thordgith) was a nun at the monastery of Barking in England in the 7th century, and reposed around 681, or according to some sources as late as 700. She is venerated in the Western Church on 25 and 26 January.

She entered the monastery of Barking in the time of Saint Etheldreda and was a friend of Saint Æthelburh, founder and abbess of the house. She was known for patience in suffering, for zeal and for her work with the young. For six years (between 669 and 675) she was paralyzed, and she received a vision of Saint Æthelburh just before the abbess's repose. Three years later, having lost her speech, she again had a vision of Æthelburh, with whom she spoke about her approaching death. Her words, though not those of Æthelburh, were written down by witnesses and sent to the Venerable Bede.

The source gives no further details of her life.