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Venerable (Monastic)7th century

Withburga of Dereham

Also known as Wihtburh · Withburgh · Withburga of East Dereham · Withburh

Withburga was an East Anglian princess, traditionally the youngest daughter of King Anna, who after her father's death withdrew to Dereham in Norfolk and founded a convent there. Tradition tells how, when provisions failed, two does came each day to give milk for her nuns; a holy spring later rose at her grave, and her incorrupt relics were eventually translated to Ely.

March 17New Calendar
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March 30Old Calendar
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Withburga was an East Anglian princess, traditionally the youngest daughter of King Anna, who after her father's death withdrew to Dereham in Norfolk and founded a convent there. Tradition tells how, when provisions failed, two does came each day to give milk for her nuns; a holy spring later rose at her grave, and her incorrupt relics were eventually translated to Ely.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wihtburh; https://orthochristian.com/111800.html; https://theophanyworks.com/icon-of-st-withburga-of-dereham-00stwd01/