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Eormenburg

An Anglo-⁠Saxon noblewoman of England, who reposed in 685, honored as a saint.

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Era
7th century

Life

Eormenburg, also called Iurminburg, is recorded between 672 and 685 as queen of Northumbria, consort of King Ecgfrith. She later became an abbess. The sources consulted preserve no further details of her life, and they do not say that she was canonized or that she has a feast day.