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| Picture No | 10000937 |
| Date | c636 - 679 |
| Description | Saint Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely |
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Saint Etheldreda (or Ethelthrith, or Aethelthryth), Abbess of Ely, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia. Seen here with two nuns, fleeing from her husband who wanted to consummate their marriage. She founded a monastery at Ely in 673.
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| Source | Frederick Cayley Robinson in Saints & their stories |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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