Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury -

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• Name	Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury -  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Saint
  Gender	Female
  Biography	Ælfgifu seems to have been unspectacular in life. Like her mother she was associated with nunnery at Shartesbury Abbey. She was not likely ever elevated to the level of queen even though two of her sons went on to be king. Her title was king's concubine (concubine regis). She at or shortly after the time of Edgar's birth. However, shortly after her death she was made a saint. Many people were cured of their afflictions at her tomb and her powers became famous. Someone in the 970s wrote of a blind man who had traveled to Shaftesbury because “the venerable St Ælfgifu […] at whose tomb many bodies of sick person receive medication through the omnipotence of God”. Her grandson, King and Saint Edward the Martyr who was also buried there did not have nearly as strong a following. In the 12th century William of Malmesbury wrote (in Latin): For some years she suffered from illness In his clemency with countless miracles. If a blind man or a deaf worship at her tomb, They are restored to health and prove the saint's merits. He who went there lame comes home firm of step, The madman returns sane, rich in good sense.
  Died	944  [1]
  Person ID	I2721	Our Family
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2016

  
  

  Mother	Wynflæd -
  Family ID	F1568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edmund I the Magnificent -, King of the English,   b. 921, Wessex, England ,   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Wessex  (Age 25 years)
  Married	940  [1]
  Children	1. Eadwig -, King of the English,   b. Abt 941, Wessex, England ,   d. 1 Oct 959, Gloucester, England  (Age ~ 18 years)   2. Edgar the Peaciful -, King of the English,   b. 944, Wessex, England ,   d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Wessex, England  (Age 31 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Ancestrial Roots. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfgifu_of_Shaftesbury