RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Seaxburh of Ely

640 - 699

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Seaxburh, also Saint Sexburga of Ely (died about 699), was an Anglo-Saxon queen and abbess, venerated a saint of the Christian Church. She was married to King Eorcenberht of Kent. After her husband's death in 664, Seaxburh remained in Kent to bring up her children. She acted as regent until her young son Ecgberht came of age. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seaxburh of Ely is the 2,825th most popular religious figure (down from 2,630th in 2019). (down from 3,917th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Seaxburh of Ely ranks 2,825 out of 3,187Before her are Paul Yü Pin, Adoniram Judson, Vincentas Sladkevičius, Gaetano Bedini, John Baptist Wu, and Karolina Kózka. After her are Savio Hon, Claude Dagens, Walter Breuning, Mother Angelica, Pope Celadion of Alexandria, and Giovanni Cheli.

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Among people born in 640, Seaxburh of Ely ranks 9Before her are Saint Giles, Musa ibn Nusayr, Saint Kilian, Kusaila, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, and Callinicus I of Constantinople.  Among people deceased in 699, Seaxburh of Ely ranks 2Before her is Antipope Theodore.

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