Sæthryth

For the 9th century Mercian queen, see Beorhtwulf of Mercia.

Sæthryth (Old English: Sǣþrȳð; fl. 660s), also called Sedrido, Sethrida or Saethrid, was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia.^[1]

Sæthryth was sent to the Abbey of Faremoutiers in Brie to be educated, and became a Benedictine nun, under its foundress Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as abbess. Seaxburh, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga were half-sisters.^[2]

Feast Day

Her feast day is January 7, formerly January 10.^[3][4]

See also

• Chronological list of saints in the 7th century