Saethryth

Saethryth was an Anglo-⁠Saxon holy woman, an abbess in France, who reposed around 660. She is a saint venerated in the West before the schism.

She was the stepdaughter of King Anna of East Anglia. Sent to the Abbey of Faremoutiers in Brie for her education, she became a Benedictine nun and, after the death of the foundress, Saint Burgundofara (Fara), succeeded her as abbess. She was a half-⁠sister of Saints Seaxburh, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga. After her death her half-⁠sister Ethelburga followed her as head of the abbey. She is commemorated on 10 January. Her story is known from Bede the Venerable.