Saint Edburgh of Bicester
Also known as
- Edburgh of Aylesbury
- Eadburga of…
- Eadburh of…
- Edburg of…
- Edburga of…
Profile
Born a princess, the daughter of the pagan King Penda of Mercia; sister of Saint Cuneburga and Saint Edith of Aylesbury; aunt of Saint Osith. Nun under Saint Cuneburga’s convent at Castor, Northamptonshire, England. Nun at a small monastery she built on land at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England on land donated by her father. The towns of Adderbury and Edburton in England are thought to have been named for her.
Born
- 18 July 650 at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England of natural causes
- relics transferred to the Augustinian priory at Bicester, England in 1182 where they became a point of pilgrimage
- relics transferred to Flanders, Belgium in 1500 by order of Pope Alexander VI
MLA Citation
- “Saint Edburgh of Bicester“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 November 2019. Web. 3 May 2024. <>