Saint Tibba, or according to some Saint Ebba, was an English missionary in the seventh century.
Bio
Legend has it that St Tibba/Ebba, in the seventh century, had a dream, and as a result she dug a well at a point on Sodor's south west coast. The water yielded many remarkable cures. The town of Wellsworth would eventually be built up around the well.
The Order of the Poor Clares would eventually establish a Nunnery next to the well, and built a hospital dedicated to St Tibba around it, using the supposed holy water from St Tibba's well to help cure patients. St Tibba's Hospital now has the highest reputation of any medical facility on the Island.
Appearances
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Trivia
- St Tibba and St Ebba are both real Saints.
- The legend of St Tibba having a well dug at Wellsworth is based on a real legend which states that a holy well dedicated to her was once located in the village of Ryhall.
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