Saint Edburgh of Winchester
Also known as: Eadburh; Edburga
Feast Day
15-Jun
Died
15 June 960 of natural causes; interred at the Nunnaminster convent, Winchester, England; some relics translated to Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire, England, which became famous for its miracles
Canonized
972 by Pope John XIII
Biography
Saint Edburgh of Winchester, daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and Edgiva of Kent, and granddaughter of the venerable King Alfred the Great, dedicated her entire life to the service of God within the monastic community of Nunnaminster in Winchester. Born into the royal lineage of the West Saxon dynasty, she was placed in the convent of Nunnaminster, founded by Alfred’s widow, Ealhswith, during her childhood. There, she embraced the monastic vocation with profound devotion, spending
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