Saint Audrey

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Saint Audrey, also known as Æthelthryth of Ely, was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess, and revered Christian saint associated with the founding of Ely Abbey in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon royal
Christian saint
abbess
founder of religious institution
alsoKnownAs Aethelthryth NERFINISHED
Etheldreda NERFINISHED
Æthelthryth of Ely NERFINISHED
associatedLegend incorrupt body discovered at translation of her relics
associatedTerm "tawdry" (from "Saint Audrey" lace sold at her fairs)
associatedWithPlace Ely NERFINISHED
Ely Cathedral NERFINISHED
burialPlace Ely NERFINISHED
Ely Abbey NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
causeOfDeath neck tumor (traditionally interpreted as divine punishment for youthful vanity)
centuryOfActivity 7th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of East Anglia NERFINISHED
cultDeveloped Ely NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 636
dateOfDeath 23 June 679
etymologyOfName derived from Old English "Æthelthryth" meaning "noble strength"
father Anna of East Anglia NERFINISHED
feastDay 23 June
founded Ely Abbey NERFINISHED
hasHagiography Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
influenced development of Ely as a major religious center
knownFor founding a double monastery at Ely
lifelong commitment to virginity and asceticism
languageOfName Old English
memberOf East Anglian royal family NERFINISHED
mother Hereswitha NERFINISHED
patronage throat illnesses
placeOfBirth East Anglia NERFINISHED
Exning NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Ely NERFINISHED
positionHeld abbess of Ely
relicsLocatedIn Ely Abbey NERFINISHED
Ely Cathedral NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
sexOrGender female
sibling Seaxburh of Ely NERFINISHED
Sæthryth NERFINISHED
Wihtburh NERFINISHED
Æthelburh of Faremoutiers NERFINISHED
spouse Ecgfrith of Northumbria NERFINISHED
Tondberht of the South Gyrwas NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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