Ethelburga (d. 665)

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Ethelburga (d. 665)

Saint and abbess. Name variations: Ethelberga; St. Aubierge. Died in 665 at Faremoutier, Brie, France; interred at St. Stephen the Martyr Church; daughter of Hereswitha (d. c. 690) and Anna (635–654), king of East Anglia; half-sister of Sexburga (d. 699?) and Elthelthrith (630–679); niece of Hilda of Whitby .

Ethelburga, the daughter of Hereswitha , eventually became abbess of Faremoutier in Brie, France. Her feast day is July 7.

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