Dec 062010
![[Saint Edburga]](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainte92.jpg "90 kb jpg photograph of a statue of Saint Edburga on the church of Stanton Harcourt, England, which houses a 12th century shrine to Edburga; photographed by Brother Lawrence Lew, OP; swiped off his flickr page, and used with permission")
Also known as
- Bugga of Thanet
- Edburga of Minster-on-Thanet
- Edburgh of Thanet
- Heaburg of Thanet
Profile
Only daughter of King Centwine and Queen Engyth of Wessex, the 8th century royal family of Kent, England. Benedictine nun. Friend and spiritual student of Saint Mildred of Thanet. Abbess of Minster-on-Thanet Abbey in 716. She secured several royal charters for the abbey, and built a new church there. Skilled scribe and calligrapher. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy where she met Saint Boniface with whom she established a lengthy correspondence; her letters have not survived. She supported Saint Boniface in his missionary work, and copied manuscripts for his use.
Born
- 751 at Minster-on-Thanet abbey of natural causes
- buried in the abbey church beside Saint Mildred
- relics translated to Saint Gregory’s Hospital, Canterbury, England
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation
- “Saint Edburga of Thanet”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 December 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-edburga-of-thanet/>