According to this source, Æthelthryth (died 679), spouse of Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria (died 685), entered the monastery under the tutelage of an abbess named Æbbe (died 683?). At some point following Æthelthryth left Coldingham to found a monastery at Ely, Historia ecclesiastica experiences that the monastery of Coldingham burned to the floor. Boys, and…
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