Aethelthryth
Abbess of Ely / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aethelthryth (sometimes called Æthelthryth, Æðelþryð, Æþelðryþe, or Etheldreda (about 636 AD – June 23, 679 AD) was an Anglo-Saxon saint. She was also an East Anglian princess and Abbess of Ely.
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Saint Aethelthryth (Etheldreda) | |
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Born | c. 636 Exning, Suffolk |
Died | (679-06-23)June 23, 679 Ely, Cambridgeshire |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion; Eastern Orthodoxy |
Major shrine | St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place, Holborn, London; Originally Ely Cathedral (now destroyed) |
Feast | June 23 |
Patronage | Throat complaints |
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