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Etheldreda, St

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Etheldreda, St (d. 679), English princess and queen, foundress and abbess of Ely. She is the patron saint of Ely, and the word tawdry derives from a contraction of St Audrey, a later form of her name, in reference to the cheap laces and other finery sold at the annual fair in her honour. It is said that in a time of famine the Ely community was supplied with milk by two does, and Etheldreda may be shown with them. Her feast day is 23 June.

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Etheldreda, St

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Etheldreda, St (d. 679), also Audrey, founder of Ely. The daughter of a Christian king of the East Angles, she was married twice, but consummated neither marriage. She became a nun c.672. In 673 she founded a double monastery at Ely, of which she was abbess until her death. Feast day, 23 June; of her translation, 17 Oct.

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