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{{for|the later Abbess of Coldingham|Æbbe the Younger}}
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| death_date = {{death year and age|683|615}}
| feast_day = 25 August
| venerated_in = [[Roman Catholic Church]] <br> [[Church of England]]
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| birth_place = [[Northumbria]]
| death_place = [[Coldingham]], [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]
| titles = [[Abbess]]
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'''Æbbe''', also called ''' Tabbs''',<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bartleby.com/210/8/253.html|accessdate=2021-05-23 |chapter=St. Ebba, or Tabbs, Virgin and Abbess |author=Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73) |volume=VIII: August. |title=The Lives of the Saints |year=1866}}</ref> (
==Life==
===Early life===
Æbbe was the daughter of King [[Æthelfrith]] of [[Bernicia]]<ref name=Ziegler>[http://monasticmatrix.osu.edu/vitae/%C3%A6bbe-coldingham Ziegler, Michelle. "Æbbe of Coldingham", Monastic Matrix, Ohio State University]</ref> and [[Acha of Deira]].
Æthelfrith invaded the neighbouring kingdom of Deira in 604, and deposed the heir, Acha's brother [[Edwin of Northumbria|Edwin]], who fled into exile. Æthelfrith was the first Bernician king to also rule Deira, giving him an important place in the history of the later [[Kingdom of Northumbria]].
Edwin took refuge in the court of [[Rædwald of East Anglia|King Rædwald]] of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]], and with his support in 616, raised an army against Æthelfrith. Edwin's forces defeated and killed Æthelfrith, and Edwin gained the throne of Bernicia and Deira. The kingdom was no longer safe for Æthelfrith's children, as they presented potential rival claims to Edwin's rule. Æbbe fled north with her mother and brothers to exile in the court of [[Eochaid Buide]] of [[Dál Riata]]. It was during this time of exile in western [[Scotland]] that she and her brothers were converted to [[Christianity]].<ref name=dig>[https://projects.digventures.com/coldingham-priory/background/saint-aebbe-the-elder/ "Princess Aebbe", DigVentures]</ref>
===Life as Abbess===
While the sons of Æthelfrith always represented a threat to Edwin, he was finally deposed by an alliance of the [[Mercia]]n King [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]] and the Welsh king [[Cadwallon ap Cadfan|Cadwallon]]. They raised an army against Edwin and killed him in battle in 633. Eanfrith, eldest son of Æthelfrith, and Æbbe's half-brother, returned as King of Bernicia, however the alliance proved short-lived and he was later killed by Cadwallon. The year following, Æthelfrith's son [[Oswald of Northumbria|Oswald]] returned and drove the invaders from both Bernicia and Deira, thus establishing himself on the throne of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]. He was however defeated and killed in battle in 642 by Penda, and was succeeded as king by his brother [[Oswiu]].
With her brothers on the throne of Northumbria, Æbbe could return from exile and with their support established a monastery<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ewan |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Pipes |first2=Rose |last3=Rendall |first3=Jane |last4=Reynolds |first4=Siân |title=The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women |isbn=978-1-4744-3628-1 |page=7}}</ref> at [[Ebchester]] and later within the remains of a 6th-century fort at ''urbs Coludi'', now known as Kirk Hill at [[St Abb's Head]], latterly evolving into [[Coldingham Priory]]. This religious house lasted for about 40 years and was a [[double monastery|double separate monastery]] of both monks and nuns governed by Æbbe. Legend says she became a nun to avoid the attentions of a certain Prince Aidan. However, he refused to give up his suit and it is said that due to her prayers the tide stayed high around Kirk Hill for three days and protected her. Æbbe was instrumental in the spread of Christianity to the still largely pagan Angles on the Northumbrian coast.<ref name=dig/>
===Death===
Shortly after the death of Æbbe, and as foretold in prophecy by
==Archeology==
The remains of a possible monastery at Coldingham was discovered near Coldingham Priory (a historical house for Benedictine monks), according to the announcement on
==See also==
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[[Category:Royal House of Northumbria]]
[[Category:7th-century English nuns]]
[[Category:7th-century Christian nuns]]
[[Category:7th-century Scottish people]]
[[Category:7th-century Scottish women]]
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