Eadburh of Winchester
Anglo-Saxon nun
Feast: 15 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Eadburh ([ˈæ͜ɑdˌburˠx]; also Edburga, Edburg; 921/924 – 15 June 951/953) was the daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife, Eadgifu of Kent. She lived most of her life as a nun known for her singing ability. Most of the information about her comes from hagiographies written several centuries after her life. She was canonised twelve years after her death and there are a small number of churches dedicated to her, most of which are located in the Worcestershire area.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Edith of Polesworth Saint Brother or sister
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (Catholic, imprimatur), 15 June — 15 June: 'At Winchester, the deposition of St. Edburga, Virgin and Abbess. — Also the pious memory of the holy Virgins, Elfleda and Ethelhilda, the half-sisters of St. Edburga.' Matches the entry's 15 June feast; her cul
- Wikidata Q1566214 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eadburh of Winchester (CC BY-SA)
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