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Æthelburh of Wilton
Abbess, saint, nun
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Born
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unknown
Died
810
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Wilton Abbey was a Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, three miles west of Salisbury, probably on the site now occupied by Wilton House. It was active from the early tenth century until 1539.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Oekumenisches Heiligenlexikon - Alburga von Wilton — Aethelburh (Alburga) of Wilton, foundress and abbess; the lexicon records her veneration, and no Roman Martyrology or Butler's entry was found.
- Wikidata Q4063418 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Æthelburh of Wilton (CC BY-SA)
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