Sæthryth Explained

Sæthryth (English, Old (ca.450-1100);: Sǣþrȳð; fl. 660s), also called Sedrido, Sethrida or Saethrid, was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia.^[1]

Sæthryth was sent to the Abbey of Faremoutiers in Brie to be educated, and became a Benedictine nun, under its foundress Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as abbess. Seaxburh, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga were half-sisters.^[2]

Feast Day

Her feast day is January 7, formerly January 10.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Chronological list of saints in the 7th century

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw1pEAAAQBAJ&dq=Saint+S%C3%A6thryth&pg=PA222 Wragg, Stefany. Early English Queens, 650–850, Taylor & Francis, 2022, p. 222
2. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2424 Feast day List - St. Saethryth - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
3. http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0707.shtml Saint of the Day, July 7: Sethrida (Saethryth)
4. http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/jan.php Feast day List - February - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online