Saint Eadburh of Bicester | |
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St. Edburg's Church in Bicester, Oxfordshire |
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Born | 7th Century England |
Honored in | Roman Catholicism |
Major shrine | Flanders in Belgium Stanton Harcourt |
Attributes | daughter of King Penda of Mercia |
Eadburh of Bicester (often Edburga) was an English saint from the 7th century. A daughter of King Penda of Mercia, Edburga was a nun for most of her life.
She was originally buried in Bicester, Oxfordshire but her relics were moved by papal decree to Flanders in Belgium in 1500.
There is a shrine to her at Stanton Harcourt.