Saethryth
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Saint Sæthryth also called Sedrido, Sethrida or Saethrid, was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia
, who became a Benedictine
nun
at the abbey of Faremoutiers
-en-Brie, Gaul
under its foundress Saint Burgundofara
, whom she succeeded as abbess. Saints Seaxburh
, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga were half-sisters.
Anna of East Anglia
Anna was King of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. Anna was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles. He was one of the three sons of Eni who ruled East Anglia, succeeding some time after Ecgric was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia...
, who became a Benedictine
Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
at the abbey of Faremoutiers
Faremoutiers Abbey
Faremoutiers Abbey was founded circa 620 by Burgundofara . It formed an important link between the Merovingian Frankish Empire and the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Kent and East Anglia....
-en-Brie, Gaul
Gaul
Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
under its foundress Saint Burgundofara
Burgundofara
Burgundofara , also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first Abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers. Her family is knowns as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro....
, whom she succeeded as abbess. Saints Seaxburh
Seaxburh of Ely
Seaxburh ; also Saint Sexburga of Ely, was the queen of King Eorcenberht of Kent, as well as an abbess and a saint of the Christian Church....
, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga were half-sisters.
See also
- Chronological list of saints and blesseds: 7Chronological list of saints and blesseds: 7A list of 7th century saints:- See also :*Christianity in the 7th century...