SAINT
saint-waltheof-of-melrose
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Waltheof was a 12th-century English abbot and saint. He was the son of Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon, thus stepson to David I of Scotland, and the grandson of Waltheof, Earl of Northampton.
feast Day
08-03
patronages
- Melrose Abbey
- Northamptonshire
birth Date
c. 1095
death Date
1159-08-03 (aged c. 64)
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
3