Cuthburh | |
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Abbess, Queen | |
Died | 31 August 725 |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Wimborne Minster |
Feast | 31 August |
Cuthburh | |
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Queen consort of Northumbria Abbess of Wimborne Minster | |
Died | 31 August 725 |
Spouse | Aldfrith of Northumbria |
Issue | Osred I of Northumbria |
House | House of Wessex (by birth) |
Father | Cenred of Wessex |
Religion | Christianity |
Saint Cuthburh or Cuthburg, Cuthburga (Old English: Cūþburh; died 31 August 725) was the first Abbess of Wimborne Minster.[1][2][3] She was the sister of Ine, King of Wessex and was married to the Northumbrian king Aldfrith.