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Æthelburh of Barking
abbess
SaintUnited KingdomBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 11 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
601
Died
601
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Æthelburh or Ethelburga (d. after AD 685) was the founder and first abbess of Barking Abbey and sister of Saint Earconwald, Bishop of London.
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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
- Earconwald Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — St Ethelburga of Barking, 11 October — Butler carries St Ethelburga, first abbess of Barking, sister of St Erconwald; feast 11 October matches.
- Wikidata Q3059269 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Æthelburh of Barking (CC BY-SA)
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