Domne Eafe
granddaughter of King Eadbald of Kent
Feast: 19 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Domne Eafe (Old English pronunciation: [ˈdomne ˈæɑve]; floruit late 7th century), also Domneva, Domne Éue, Æbbe, Ebba, was, according to the Kentish royal legend, a granddaughter of King Eadbald of Kent and the foundress of the double monastery of Minster in Thanet Priory at Minster-in-Thanet during the reign of her cousin King Ecgberht of Kent. A 1000-year-old confusion with her sister Eormenburg means she is often now known by that name. Married to Merewalh of Mercia, she had at least four children.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Mildburh Saint Child
- Mildgyth Saint Child
- Mildthryth Saint Child
- Æthelbert Saint Brother or sister
- Æthelred of Kent Saint Brother or sister
- Wikidata Q5291302 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Domne Eafe (CC BY-SA)
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