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Æbbe the Younger
legendary Abbess of Coldingham Priory in south-east Scotland
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Feast: 2 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
800
Died
870
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Æbbe of Coldingham (also Ebbe, Aebbe, Abb), also known as Æbbe the Younger, (died 2 April 870) was an Abbess of Coldingham Priory in south-east Scotland.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Æbbe of Coldingham Saint“Saint Æbbe of Coldingham (also Ebbe, Aebbe, Abb), also known as Æbbe the Younger, (died 2 April 870) was an Abbess of Coldingham Priory in south-east Scotland.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Calendar of Scottish Saints — 'Saint Ebba, Virgin and Abbess, and her Companions, Martyrs, A.D. 870' — Æbbe the Younger, abbess of Coldingham, who with her nuns was killed by the Danes in 870; the Calendar of Scottish Saints (a Catholic compilation) enters her and her companions. Feast 2 April, matching the entry. Santieb
- Wikidata Q3930556 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Æbbe the Younger (CC BY-SA)
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