Werburgh


Werburgh
Saint Werburgh, Chester Cathedral.
Bornc. 650[1]
Stone, Mercia
Died(700-02-03)3 February 700[2]
Trentham, Staffordshire, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church[3]
Major shrineHanbury then
Chester Cathedral
Feast3 February
PatronageChester

Werburgh (also Wærburh, Werburh, Werburga, meaning "true city"; Latin: Vereburga;[4] c. AD 650 – 3 February 700) was an Anglo-Saxon princess who became the patron saint of the city of Chester in Cheshire. Her feast day is 3 February.

  1. ^ "St Werburgh's Roman Catholic Parish, Chester".
  2. ^ "History – St. Werburgh", The Parish Church of St. Werburgh, Spondon, (Church of England)
  3. ^ February 16 / February 3. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/
  4. ^ Norfolk.), George FISHER (of Swaffham (7 February 1832). "A companion and key to the history of England; consisting of copious genealogical details of the British sovereigns, with an appendix, exhibiting a chronological epitome of the successive holders of the several titles of the ... nobility, etc, with their armorial bearings" – via Google Books.

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