Hygeburg (fl. 8th c.)
Hygeburg (fl. 8th c.)
British religious writer. Name variations: Hugeberc or Hugeburc; Huneberc of Heidenheim; Huneburc. Born in England sometime after 761; fl. 778 to 786.
Joined a Benedictine monastery at Heidenheim, Germany, founded by her relatives, Willibald (701–786), Winibald (702–761), and Walpurgis (c. 710–777); began her life there under the direction of Walpurgis, who was abbess of the women; wrote The Life of Saints Willibald and Wynnebald in Latin, describing Willibald's journey to Holy Land and Mediterranean (723–29); work is only surviving 8th-century account of pilgrimage to Holy Land.
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