{"id":4678,"date":"2026-02-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:57:09","slug":"st-wapburga-and-st-ethelbert-of-kents-day-february-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/st-wapburga-and-st-ethelbert-of-kents-day-february-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Walburga and St. Ethelbert of Kent&#8217;s Day February 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"engraving of St Walburga\" class=\"wp-image-4679\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St. Walburga <br>(public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today is the Feast day of two significant Saints, St. Walpurga and St. Ethelbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>St. Walpurga<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Walpurga was a nun at Wimborne in Dorset.&nbsp; She, and her brothers St Willibald and St Winebald, accompanied their uncle, St Boniface of Crediton (in Devon) on his mission to convert the Germans to Christianity. They all became leading figures in the new German Church. Willibald set up the Monastery at Heidenheim, which was a duel monastery housing both Monks and Nuns. His sister, St Walpurga, became Abbess of the Monastery in 761. She died on 25 February 777 or 779 (the records are unclear),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 870, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Walpurga\">St. Walpurga<\/a> remains were &#8216;translated&#8217; to Eichst\u00e4tt, which St Willibald had set up as the Diocesan centre of this part of Bavaria. The date of the transfer was the night of April 30th\/May 1st. This was her feast day.  But the Church moved it to February 25th, to commemorate her death. However, May Eve is now &#8216;notorious&#8217; as Walpurgis Night. This is the night of May Eve when witches are abroad up to all sorts of mischief, May Day being one of the main pagan festival days. Her body was placed in a rock-cut niche and her bones started exuding an oil called Walpurgis Oil which was said to have medical properties. She was also involved in a miracle of a boat saved in a storm-tossed sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For these reasons, Walpurgis is the Saint for battling pests, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabies\">rabies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whooping_cough\">whooping cough<\/a>, storms and sailors. She is also associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Witchcraft\">witchcraft<\/a> but not because of any actual association with it.  Her remains were moved again in 1035 when she was enshrined at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga which was named after her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Walpurgis Nacht<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Terrible things happen on Walpurgis Night in Dracula by Bram Stoker. So, the night has now become a trope for Heavy Metal Bands, doyens of horror stories and the Satanic. For more on this read my piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/walpurgis-nacht-april-30th\/\">Walpurgis Nach<\/a>t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coincidently, I was reading about the fuss made about a Heavy Metal Band, called a Plague of Angels, playing in the glorious York Minster. A member of the band tried to calm down the controversy, saying people should just chill out. But other group members used to be in a band called &#8216;The Cradle of Filth&#8217;. Among their claims for Heavy Metal Fame is that they wore the most controversial t-shirt in heavy metal history. This has a visual of a nun in a compromising position and a slogan saying &#8216;Jesus is a &#8230;&#8230;..&#8217; (add your favourite swear word here). All very silly. But it struck a cord with me, as I have a scene in my novel (unpublished) which is based on extreme forms of Heavy Metal Bands. I thought I might have gone over the top, but this story reassures me that extreme Metal can be extremely offensive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2025\/jan\/31\/york-minster-protest-plague-of-angels-concert\">To read more read the Guardian page.<\/a> To publish my novel, email me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>St. Ethelbert. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> Ethelbert is responsible for welcoming the Augustinian Mission to the Angles sent by the Pope, St Gregory. This  re-established Christianity in Eastern Britain, and set up the Anglican Church or the Church of England as it became known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/march-12th-st-gregory-punster-extraordinary\/\">I tell this story in this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1308<\/strong> &#8211; Edward II crowned King of England.  His reign ended disastrously, with his Queen having an affair with Lord Mortimer and Edward losing control of the country (and Scotland). He was forced to abdicate, and died\/was murdered\/killed with red-hot pokers\/or escaped to live a life as a hermit on the continent. Choose your favourite or read my <a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/books_by_kevin_flude\/\">History of the Kings and Queens of Britain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1507<\/strong> &#8211; Queen Elizabeth I excommunicated by Pope Pius and declared usurper of the throne, leading to the Spanish Armada and various plots against her life. (my post on <a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/january-16th-queen-elizabeths-nicknames\/\">Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s nicknames is here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1836<\/strong> \u2013 The Colt Revolver awarded a United States patent. Previously, he had obtained a UK Patent.  It created the classic &#8216;Western&#8217; Revolver&#8217;, much later called the Colt 45. It was a revolving-breech loading, folding trigger hand gun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1939<\/strong> \u2013 The first Anderson shelter built in a garden in Islington, London. They were named after the Home Secretary, and were dug in a trench with soil piled over the corrugated iron domed roof. Inside were bunks for the occupants to sleep in. They were 6 ft high, 4.5 ft wide, and 6.5 ft long. 2.5 million were built. The next shelter was the Morrison Shelter named after Herbert Morrison, who succeeded Anderson as Home Secretary. The Morrison Shelter was like a massive table that would protect the shelterers if the house collapsed above it. It allowed the family to sleep inside. London also had public shelters made of brick in many streets, or used cellars and brick arches as shelters. A small proportion of the population preferred to sleep in the Underground. Many stayed in their beds, unless planes were directly overhead. Photos from &#8216;The British People at War&#8217; published during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"717367\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #717367;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"11028\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2andersonshelter.webp\" alt=\"Anderson Shelter as used in Ww2\" class=\"wp-image-11028 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2andersonshelter.webp 756w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2andersonshelter-300x188.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anderson Shelter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-dominant-color=\"94968e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #94968e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"517\" data-id=\"11027\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2morrisonshelter.webp\" alt=\"Morrison Shelter as used in WW2\" class=\"wp-image-11027 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2morrisonshelter.webp 785w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2morrisonshelter-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ww2morrisonshelter-768x506.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morrison Shelter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5a482b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5a482b;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"677\" data-id=\"11080\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-27-09.56.15.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11080 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-27-09.56.15.webp 485w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-27-09.56.15-215x300.webp 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Concrete Public Shelter in London Museum Docklands (Photo C. Mossie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1956<\/strong> \u2013  Nikita Khrushchev denounces Stalin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Written February 2024, revised February 2025. On This Day added in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the Feast day of two significant Saints, St. Walpurga and St. Ethelbert. St. Walpurga St. Walpurga was a nun at Wimborne in Dorset.&nbsp; She, and her brothers St Willibald and St Winebald, accompanied their uncle, St Boniface of Crediton (in Devon) on his mission to convert the Germans to Christianity. They all became &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/st-wapburga-and-st-ethelbert-of-kents-day-february-25th\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;St. Walburga and St. Ethelbert of Kent&#8217;s Day February 25th&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[112,728,116,113,119,430,1049,321,118,115,405,23,324,98,375,362,15,322],"tags":[1463,1456,1459,1458,1465,1464,1452,1454,1460,1462,1288],"class_list":["post-4678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-almanac-of-the-past","category-art-history","category-calendar","category-celtic","category-christian-heritage","category-churches","category-devon","category-europe","category-events","category-folklore","category-germany","category-heritage","category-history","category-medical-history","category-mythology","category-royal-history","category-saxon","category-uk","tag-bram-stoker","tag-crediton","tag-eichstatt","tag-heidenheim","tag-pope-gregory","tag-st-ethelbert","tag-st-walpurga","tag-st-winebald","tag-walpurgis-night","tag-whoopoing-cough","tag-witchcraft"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>St. Walburga and St. Ethelbert of Kent&#039;s Day February 25th - And Did Those Feet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"St. Walburga and her part in the conversion of Germany. 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