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Werburgh (also Wærburh, Werburh, Werburga, meaning "true city"; Latin: Vereburga; c. AD 650 – 3 February 700) was an Anglo-Saxon princess who became the patron saint of the city of Chester in Cheshire. Her feast day is 3 February.
Who was Saint Werburgh? The Romans invaded England from 50BC onwards, strengthening their hold until around 350AD, then began to withdraw their forces until around 400AD, when other invading forces started to arrive, and were not strongly opposed.
Werburgh (WEREBURGA, WEREBURG, VERBOURG), Saint, Benedictine, patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, Trentham, Hanbury, Minster in Sheppey, and Ely, b. in Staffordshire early in the seventh century; d. at Trentham, February 3, 699 or 700. Her mother was St. Ermenilda, daughter of Ercombert, King of Kent, and St. Sexburga, and her father ...
St Werburgh was a Benedictine and patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, Trentham, Hanbury, Minster in Sheppey, and Ely. She was born in Staffordshire early in the seventh century and died at Trentham in 3rd February in 699 or 700.
Mar 18, 2019 · St. Werburgh, an Anglo-Saxon princess who became a Benedictine nun, and an abbess herself, could boast (though she never would) not only an abbess mother, but also a grandmother and great aunt who became abbesses, plus four other nuns in the family: her aunt and three more great-aunts.
St. Werburgh. From the Catholic Encyclopedia (WEREBURGA, WEREBURG, VERBOURG). Benedictine, patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, Trentham, Hanbury, Minster in Sheppy, and Ely, born in Staffordshire early in the seventh century; died at Trentham, 3 February, 699 or 700.
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Saint Werburgh of Bardney, also known as Werburgh of Mercia, Werburga, or Werburg, was a renowned figure in medieval England. Born in Mercia, England, Werburgh was the daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and his wife Saint Ermenilda.
