Cyneburg of Gloucester (c. 660–710)
Cyneburg of Gloucester (c. 660–710)
English abbess. Name variations: St. Cuneburga of Gloucester. Born c. 660; died 710; dau. of Cyneburg of Mercia and Alcfrith or Alchfrith of Deira, sub-king of Deira.
Appointed by brother King Osric as the 1st abbess of the Abbey of St. Peter in Gloucester (now Gloucester Cathedral); fled and went into hiding to avoid a royal marriage; taken in as a servant to a baker, was murdered by his jealous wife who chopped off her head and tossed it in a well; burial spot became a place of pilgrimage.
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