St. Edburga

Edburga
Feastday: December 12
Death: 751

Benedictine abbess and disciple of St. Mildred. A member of the royal family of Kent, England, she succeeded St. Mildred as abbess of Minster-in-Thanet. She also conducted a correspondence with St. Boniface, whom she met while on a pilgrimage to Rome. A noted calligrapher, Edburga sent supplies to St. Boniface's missions and built a church for her convent.

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Edburga Edburga Death: 751
Death: 751