Holiday / observanceAugust 31

Cuthburh

Christian feast day: Cuthburh

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When
August 31
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Holiday / observanceA holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
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What happened

Saint Cuthburh or Cuthburg, Cuthburga was the first Abbess of Wimborne Minster. She was the sister of Ine, King of Wessex and was married to the Northumbrian king Aldfrith.

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