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Æthelburh (died 7 July 664), known as Ethelburga, was an Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess and saint.
"The Anglo-Saxons and the origins of The English People 410 – 865", The St Edmundsbury Chronicle
/ref> While there Saethryth became a nun and eventually succeeded Æthelburh as abbess. As abbess, Saethryth began work on a church in honour of the
Æthelburh (died 7 July 664), known as Ethelburga, was an Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess and saint.
Background
Æthelburh was one of the daughters of KingAnna of East Anglia
Anna (or Onna; killed 653 or 654) was king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles, and one of the three sons of Eni who ruled the kingdom of East Ang ...
although she was probably illegitimate. Her sisters were Withburga, Saethryth, who was abbess of Faremoutiers Abbey in Brie
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, Seaxburh and Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 23 June 679 AD) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious ...
who were abbesses of Ely.
Æthelburh and Saethryth were sent to the nunnery of Faremoutiers in France
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for their education./ref> While there Saethryth became a nun and eventually succeeded Æthelburh as abbess. As abbess, Saethryth began work on a church in honour of the
twelve apostles
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which was left unfinished
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at her death in 664. At her request she was buried in the church. After seven years a decision was made to move her bones to the nearby church of Saint Stephen and her body was found to be uncorrupted. Her feast day is 7 July.
See also
* Wuffing dynasty family treeReferences
External links
* 664 deaths Anglo-Saxon royalty East Anglian saints East Anglian princesses Anglo-Saxon nuns 7th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown Female saints of medieval England 7th-century English nuns {{England-saint-stub