<sod>Five men from this monastery later became [[bishop]]s<ref name=thurston>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07350a.htm Thurston, Herbert. "St. Hilda." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 7 May 2013]</ref> and two also join Hilda in being revered as [[saint]]s - [[John of Beverley]], Bishop of Hexham and [[Wilfrid II (bishop of York)|Wilfrid]], Bishop of York. They rendered untold service to the church at this critical period of the struggle with paganism.<eod>
<sod>Five men from this monastery later became [[bishop]]s<ref name=thurston>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07350a.htm Thurston, Herbert. "St. Hilda." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 7 May 2013]</ref>. Two, [[John of Beverley]], Bishop of Hexham and [[Wilfrid II (bishop of York)|Wilfrid]], Bishop of York, were [[Canonization|canonized]] for their service to the Christian church at a critical period in its fight against paganism.<eod>