Saint Cyneburga of Gloucester
Also known as
- Cyniburg
- Kineburga
Profile
A princess who wished to devote herself to God; to avoid an arranged marriage she fled to Gloucester and worked as a maid for a baker. The baker‘s wife, jealous of the young woman, killed her and threw her body into a well. Her body was recovered and buried nearby. Miracles began to be reported at her graveside, and when the relics were moved, the miracles followed them.
- relics translated by Archbishop Courtenay and Bishop Henry Wakefield of Worcester on 10 April 1390
MLA Citation
- “Saint Cyneburga of Gloucester“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 June 2016. Web. 29 April 2024. <>