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Æthelthryth

c. 636–679 · 7th century · Also known as Etheldreda, Saint Audrey

Æthelthryth, also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, was an East Anglian princess, a daughter of King Anna. Twice married, the second time to Ecgfrith of Northumbria, she left her husband to become a nun and in 673 founded a double monastery at Ely, where she was abbess until her death in 679. She became one of the most popular Anglo-Saxon saints.

Æthelthryth — Image: monk · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of East Anglia

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