Saint Blida

Saint

Blida
The saint and her son Saint Walstan depicted on a mediaeval rood screen panel at St Mary Magdalene, Norwich
DiedMartham, Norfolk
CanonizedPre-Congregation

Blida (recorded as Blithe in some sources) was an Anglo-Saxon princess, known for being the mother of Saint Walstan, whose cult was celebrated during the Middle Ages in the English county of Norfolk. She is associated with the Norfolk village of Martham, where she is considered to have been buried, and where there was once a chapel.