Eadburh of Bicester
Appearance
Saint Eadburh of Bicester | |
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![]() St Edburg's Church in Bicester, Oxfordshire | |
Born | 7th Century England |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Anglican Communion |
Major shrine | Flanders in Belgium Stanton Harcourt |
Feast | 18 July[1] |
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 died around 650 at Castor or Aylesbury, her relics were transferred to Bicester Priory Oxfordshire sometime after its foundation circa 1182. Some of her relics were moved by papal decree to Flanders in Belgium in 1500, but a shrine remained at Bicester until removed at the dissoloution, around 1538 to Stanton Harcourt. In Bicester (and surrounding areas) she is generally known as St Edburg, which is the patronal dedication of the parish church of Bicester.[2]
Remains of the shrine survive at Stanton Harcourt.
References
- Birch, Clive (1975) The Book of Aylesbury; p. 35, Chesham: Barracuda