generosity and compassion to the poor and rejected. She died about
generosity and compassion to the poor and rejected. She died about
the year 725 A. D. of natural causes. Relics first enshrined at
Canterbury, England; translated to Deventer, Holland; part have been
translated to Minster, England. St. Mildred saw the nobility of the
religious life and thus rejected what could have been for her a titled life
of ease. Her detachment from this world's goods led her to a firm
commitment to Jesus and His Poor.
commitment to Jesus and His Poor.
Sources: Catholic.org and Catholic-forum.com.