Saint Withburgh
Also known as
- Withburga
Profile
Born a princess, the youngest daughter of King Anna of East Anglia (part of modern England). Following the death of her father in battle, Withburgh became a nun and lived as an anchoress at East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Founded a convent there.
- c.743
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Kirken i Norge
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation
- “Saint Withburgh”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-withburgh/>
