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Sæthryth

East Anglian saint

Nun Abbess
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About Sæthryth

Sæthryth was a nun and abbess.

Sæthryth (; fl. 660s), also called Sedrido, Sethrida or Saethrid, was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia.

Sæthryth was sent to the Abbey of Faremoutiers in Brie to be educated, and became a Benedictine nun, under its foundress Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as abbess. Seaxburh, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga were half-sisters.

Feast Day Her feast day is January 7, formerly January 10.

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Saethrith

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Who was Sæthryth?

East Anglian saint

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Sæthryth was a nun and abbess.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sæthryth

· Wikidata: Q7665817

· DBpedia: Sæthryth

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