Heriburg

Role: abbess · First appears: Book V · Chap. III

Book V · Chap. III

child: Quoenburg “the abbess told us, that one of the nuns, who was her own daughter after the flesh, laboured under a grievous sickness”
liege: Quoenburg “But the abbess still earnestly entreated for her daughter, whom she dearly loved, and designed to make abbess in her stead”
with John (interaction) “the aforesaid John, upon the death of Bosa, a man of great sanctity and humility, was, in his place, appointed bishop of York, he himself came, once upon a time, to the monastery of nuns, at the place called Wetadun, where the Abbess Heriburg then presided. “When we were come thither,” said he, “and had been received with great and universal joy, the abbess told us, that one of the nuns, who was her own daughter after the flesh, laboured under a grievous sickness, for she had been lately let blood in the arm, and whilst she was under treatment, was seized with an attack of sudden pain, which speedily increased, while the wounded arm became worse, and so much swollen, that it could scarce be compassed with both hands; and she lay in bed like to die through excess of pain. Wherefore the abbess entreated the bishop that he would vouchsafe to go in and give her his blessing”
with Wilfrid (Heriburg requested that Wilfrid bless Quoenburg.) “Wherefore the abbess entreated the bishop that he would vouchsafe to go in and give her his blessing”

Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.