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Saint Sæthryth ( ang, Sǣþrȳð;
''fl.'' 660s), also called Sedrido, Sethrida or Saethrid, was the stepdaughter of king
Anna of East Anglia.
Sæthryth was sent to the
Abbey of Faremoutiers
Faremoutiers Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Faremoutiers) was an important Merovingian Benedictine nunnery (re-established in the 20th century) in the present Seine-et-Marne department of France. It formed an important link between the Merovin ...
in
Brie to be educated, and became a
Benedictine
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, foun ...
nun
A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is o ...
, under its foundress Saint
Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as
abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...
. Saints
Seaxburh,
Ethelburga,
Etheldreda and
Withburga
Wihtburh (or Withburga) (died 743) was an East Anglia saint, princess and abbess who was possibly a daughter of Anna of East Anglia, located in present-day England. She founded a monastery at Dereham in Norfolk. A traditional story says that the ...
were half-sisters.
Feast Day
Her feast day is January 7, formerly January 10.
[Saint of the Day, July 7: ''Sethrida (Saethryth)''](_blank)
SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.Feast day List - February - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
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See also
* Chronological list of saints in the 7th century
A list of people, who died during the 7th century, who have received recognition as Blessed (through beatification) or Saint (through canonization) from the Catholic Church:
Saints
See also
*Christianity in the 7th century References
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References
External links
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Anglo-Saxon nuns
East Anglian saints
Benedictine nuns
7th-century deaths
7th-century English nuns
7th-century Christian saints
Year of birth unknown
Christian female saints of the Middle Ages
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