Wihtburh

Also known as Withburga

Wihtburh (also Withburga or Withburge; died 743) was an East Anglian saint and abbess. She was renowned for founding and governing a convent at Dereham in Norfolk. The Dereham convent no longer exists except for St Nicholas Church.

Key facts

Saint.name: Saint Wihtburh
Saint.death_date: 17 March 743
Saint.feast_day: 8 July (translation of relics), March 17 (repose)
Saint.image: St Wihtburh (Altar, St. Nicholas Church, Dereham, Norfolk).jpg
Saint.imagesize: 175px
Saint.caption: St. Wihtburh, depicted in St Nicholas's Church, Dereham, Norfolk
Saint.death_place: Dereham
Saint.attributes: A pair of does; church
Saint.major_shrine: Ely CathedralSt Etheldreda's Church, London
Saint.suppressed_date: 1540s

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Image: St. Withburga, in St. Nicholas Church, East Dereham.jpg

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Commons category: Saint Withburga
date of birth: 0700-01-01
date of death: 0743-03-17

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Family
Story of the does
Death and veneration at Dereham
Removal to Ely
Dissemination of her life story
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
Primary sources
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According to folk tradition, Wihtburh was the youngest daughter of King Anna, king of the East Angles, but academics such as Virginia Blanton and Barbara Yorke have suggested that this is unlikely.