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Cwenburh
8th-century saint
SaintPre-congregation
Born
601
Died
710
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Cwenburh of Wimborne was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon saint, a sister of King Ine of Wessex and of Saint Cuthburh. Her sister Cuthburh was married to King Aldfrith of Northumbria and then became the first abbess of Wimborne monastery.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Alfred the Great Saint“She is also included in the genealogical preface to the Chronicle in one copy, as part of a pedigree for the 9th-century King Æthelwulf of Wessex, the father of King Alfred the Great of Wessex.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Richard Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (London 1887), 31 August — 'SS. Cuthburga and Quenburga, Virgins' — Quenburga (Cwenburh), sister of King Ine of Wessex, co-foundress of Wimborne, commemorated 31 August in this Catholic menology.
- Wikidata Q16208335 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Cwenburh (CC BY-SA)
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