Eadburh of Bicester

Saint Eadburh of Bicester

St. Edburg's Church in Bicester, Oxfordshire
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.

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