The Life of St Wilfred
On Friday 6th March 2026 around 120 people from Titchfield and beyond congregated in St Peter’s Church to attend a lecture about the life of St Wilfred presented by Dr James Connelly. James is an Early Medievalist with a particular interest in exclusion and outlawry in early medieval societies.
He presented a very entertaining and informative account of the life of this 7th century missionary who travelled from Northumbria on a mission to establish christianity. Wilfred travelled to this area and is believed to have established Christianity throughout the MeonValley, including Titchfield.
The records show that he lived a full and interesting life, suffered periods of exile andtravelled to Rome on at least 4 occasions to petition the Pope. He seems to have been astrong minded man who in the eyes of some would have been considered a trouble makerwith a very strong will and a talent for getting things done.
The evening was very well received and the lecture elicited some interesting, thought provoking questions.
Our thanks to James for his presentation.