Æthelburh of Barking
Æthelburg | |
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Abbess of Barking | |
Died | late 7th century |
Feast | 11 October |
Saint Æthelburh (died after 686) or Ethelburga, founder and first Abbess of the double monastery of Barking, was the sister of Earconwald (also spelled "Erkenwald"), Bishop of London.
Life
The main source for Æthelburh is
Some time before he became bishop of London in 675, Earconwold founded a double monastery at Barking for his sister, and a monastery at Chertsey for himself. Barking appears to have already been established by the time of the plague in 664.[2]
A charter,
The 9th century
Ethelburga founded the church of All Hallows Berkyngechirche (now known as All Hallows Barking or
The church of St Ethelburga the Virgin in the City of London is dedicated to her. It survived the Great Fire and the Blitz but was extensively damaged in an IRA attack in 1993; however, it has been restored and is now a centre for international reconciliation.[5] An area near Battersea Park and Albert Bridge was also named after her (Ethelburga Street, the Ethelburga Estate and Ethelburga Primary School in 1968-2000).[6]
Other churches dedicated to Æthelburh include the Grade II listed St Ethelburga's at Great Givendale, near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[7]
Ethelburga is remembered in the Church of England with a commemoration on 11 October.[8]
References
- ^ Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 7. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Barking". Kemble. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Sawyer 1171".
- ^ "Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής :: Αρχική σελίδα".
- ^ "Who We Are".
- ^ Ethelburga Street, SW11 theundergroundmap.com
- ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Ethelburgh (1346278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 8 April 2021.