Werburh of Mercia
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Werburh of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess and abbess venerated as a Christian saint, particularly associated with the kingdom of Mercia and the city of Chester.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century saint
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Anglo-Saxon princess ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ abbess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of Chester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ely Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanbury Priory NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Weedon monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | churches dedicated to Saint Werburh in England ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | medieval hagiographies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Chester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Wulfhere of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
21 June
ⓘ
3 February ⓘ |
| givenName | Werburh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Penda of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
miracle of protecting crops from geese
ⓘ
translation of her relics to Chester ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Abbess
ⓘ
Princess of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Werburh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Chester as a pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old English ⓘ |
| majorShrine | Chester Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ermenilda of Ely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | reform of Mercian religious houses ⓘ |
| partOf | Mercian royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
abbess of Ely
ⓘ
abbess of Hanbury ⓘ abbess of Weedon ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cenred of Mercia
NERFINISHED
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Werburga’s unnamed siblings ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.