RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Æthelthryth

636 - 679

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Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; c. 636 – 23 June 679) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts. She was a daughter of Anna, King of East Anglia, and her siblings were Wendreda and Seaxburh of Ely, both of whom eventually retired from secular life and founded abbeys. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Æthelthryth is the 2,624th most popular religious figure (down from 2,601st in 2019), the 3,426th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,480th in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Æthelthryth ranks 2,624 out of 3,187. Before her are Honorius of Canterbury, Squanto, Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna, Teresa of the Andes, Jan Pieter Schotte, and Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg. After her are Szilárd Bogdánffy, Giuseppe Simone Assemani, Roberto Tucci, Rosalio José Castillo Lara, George Abbot, and Hsing Yun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 636, Æthelthryth ranks 2. Before her is Peroz III.  Among people deceased in 679, Æthelthryth ranks 4. Before her are Dagobert II, Peroz III, and Leodegar.

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    Peroz III

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    636 - 679

    HPI: 66.63

    Rank: 1

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    Æthelthryth

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    636 - 679

    HPI: 57.19

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 679

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    Dagobert II

    POLITICIAN

    650 - 679

    HPI: 70.94

    Rank: 1

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    Peroz III

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    636 - 679

    HPI: 66.63

    Rank: 2

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    Leodegar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    616 - 679

    HPI: 61.75

    Rank: 3

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    Æthelthryth

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    636 - 679

    HPI: 57.19

    Rank: 4

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Æthelthryth ranks 3,427 out of 8,785. Before her are John Moresby (1830), Benjamin Robins (1707), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Laurie Cunningham (1956), Edward Hardwicke (1932), and Charles Warren (1840). After her are Walter Savage Landor (1775), Flora Robson (1902), William Lawes (1602), John Lyly (1554), Margaret Price (1941), and James Jones (1873).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Æthelthryth ranks 81. Before her are Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Lullus (710), Andrew Bell (1753), Richard Hooker (1554), Justin Welby (1956), and Edmund Campion (1540). After her are George Abbot (1562), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Samson of Dol (490), Hugh Latimer (1485), Aldhelm (639), and Anne Hutchinson (1591).

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