Æthelburh of Kent
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Æthelburh of Kent (born c. 601,[1] sometimes spelled Æthelburg, Ethelburga, Æthelburga; Old English: Æþelburh, Æðelburh, Æðilburh, also known as Tate or Tata),[2][3] was an early Anglo-Saxon queen consort of Northumbria, the second wife of King Edwin. As she was a Christian from Kent, their marriage triggered the initial phase of the conversion of the pagan north of England to Christianity.
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Æthelburh | |
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Queen of Northumbria, Abbess of Lyminge | |
Born | c. 601 Kent |
Died | c. 647 Lyminge, Kent |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
Major shrine | Collegiate Church at Canterbury, England |
Feast | 5 April |
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