Today is Walpurga's Day (not to be confused with Walpurga's Night which is a German celebration).
Walpurga is of interest because she was probably the first English female author, writing an account of her brother's visit to the Holy Land in the 6th century.
Although Walpurga is mostly connected with Germany, there was also a cult of the saint connected with Wimborne in Dorset.
A 1610 painting by Rubens illustrates one of St Walpurga's miracles.
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