Werburgh

Also known as Wærburh, Werburh, Werburga, Wereburga

Werburgh (also Wærburh, Werburh, Werburga, meaning "true city"; ; 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.

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Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Werburgh
Saint.feast_day: 3 February
Saint.venerated_in: Catholic ChurchAnglican CommunionEastern Orthodox Church
Saint.image: Chester Cathedral - Refektorium Ostfenster 1 St.Werburg.jpg
Saint.imagesize: 250px
Saint.caption: Saint Werburgh, Chester Cathedral.
Saint.birth_place: Stone, Mercia
Saint.death_place: Trentham, Staffordshire, England
Saint.patronage: Chester
Saint.major_shrine: Hanbury thenChester Cathedral

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Kingdom of Mercia
Place of birth: Stone
Place of death: Stoke-on-Trent
Father: Wulfhere of Mercia
Mother: Ermenilda of Ely
Sibling: Coenred of Mercia
Occupation: nun
Image: Chester Cathedral - Refektorium Ostfenster 1 St.Werburg.jpg

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date of death: 0700-00-00
name in native language: Wærburg
Commons category: Saint Werburga
feast day: February 3
canonization status: saint
date of birth: 0650-00-00

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Werburgh (también transcrito Wærburh, Werburh o Werburga) (m. 3 de febrero de 699 en Trentham en el actual Staffordshire) fue una princesa anglosajona que se convirtió en la patrona de la ciudad de Chester en Cheshire. Su festividad es el 3 de febrero.

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