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93 MITILA 03 where she found a great square stone miracoloasly prepared for her to step on from the ship. The stone received and retained the mark of her foot and was afterwards removed to the Abhey of Menstrey and kept there in memory of her, and many diseases were cured for centuries after, by water containing a little dust from this stone. It was often removed from its first situation and always came back, until an oratory was built for it. With her mother's consent, Mildred was consecrated Abbess of Menstrey, by Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, who gave the sacred veil, at the same time, to seventy nuns. On St. Ermenburga's death, Mildred succeeded her in the government of the community, to whom she set a holy example and by whom she was much beloved. It is recorded that one night, while she was praying in the church of her monastery, the devil blew out her candle, but an angel drove him away and relighted it for her. This incident is recorded of St. Genevieve of Paris and other saints. Mildred died of a lingering and pain- ful complaint and was succeeded by St. EDBxntGA (5), who died about 759. The death of Mildred must be placed some years before that. During the rule of Edburga it hap- pened that the bell-ringer fell asleep before the altar. The departed Mildred awoke him with a box on the ear, ex- claiming, " This is the oratory, not the dormitory 1 ** She continued to be an extremely popu- lar saint, eclipsing, says the Count de Montalembert, the fame of St. Augustine, in the immediate neighbourhood of her monastery, where the place that used to be proudly pointed out as that of his landing, came to be better known as ''St. Mildred's Bock." Miss Amold-Forster says that Mildred had more influence thauiany other Englbh saint. In 1033, St. Mildred was translated to St. Augus- tine's at Canterbury. She is honoured as an English nun at Deventer in Hol- land, July 17; but her day in England is July 13. AAJSS., Brit Saneta. Bntler. Florence of Worcester. Montalembert. Ecken- stein. Mileidra, Milgitha. St. Milgitha, Jan. 17 (Mildgtda, MlLGIDRA, MiLQITH, MlLGUIE, MiLGYTUB, MniViDA, Milwydb), 7th century. Daugh- ter of Merowald and Ermenbukga and younger sister of Mildred and Milburga. Nun near Canterbury, at Estrey, built by Egbert, king of Kent. A±SS. Butler. Florence of Worcester. St. Milguie, French for Milgitha. St Milia, Jan. 25, V. {See Elvira.) St Milice, Milissa, or Milisa, March IG, M. at Nicomedia. Gaerin. St. Militza, Angelina (2), Queen of Servia. St Milvide, or Milwide, Milgitha. St Mina, July 4, M. at Tomis. Martyrology of Corbie^ third prefatory volume of AA,SS. St Minalia, April 12, M. AA.SS, St. Mindina or Mundino, May 26, M. with others. AA.SS, St Mindinia, May 25, M. in Tuderto (TodiJ). AA.SS. Old Martyrologies in <* prffifationcs,'* vol. iii. Perhaps same as Menadina. St. Minerva, Daria (2). St. Mingarda, or Mionghar, 5th century. Sister of St. Sillan or Sillao. Of royal birth in Connaught. They went as pilgrims to Bome. Mingarda then went to Lucca, where she married God- frey, a rich man. She left him and ended her days as a nun. After her death Sillan came to Lucca and was received by God- frey, but found him too rich and great, and preferred to go to the sanctuary where Mingarda had died, and there he too departed in peace. Stokes, Six Months in the Apennines, St Minver, July 24, 13, Nov. 24 (Mefrida, Menifridb), v. in East Com wall. Miss Amold-Forster, Dedications, Sanetorale Catholicum. St. Mionghar, Mingarda. St Mircella, Nirilla. St. Mirella, Nirilla. St. Misa, DisTA. St Misia, or Missia, March 27, M. in Africa. AA,SS, St Missia, Misia. Mitila, Feb. 28. Mart, ofBeichennu. AA,SS,