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'''Æbbe''' (c. 615 – 683) was an [[Angles|Anglian]] [[abbess]] and noblewoman. She was the daughter of [[Æthelfrith]], king of [[Bernicia]] from c. 593 to 616. She founded monasteries at [[Ebchester]] and [[St Abb's Head]] near [[Coldingham]] in [[Scotland]].
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===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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish%20Kings.htm#_Toc214769388 |title=England Anglo-Saxon Kings |publisher=Fmg.ac |date= |accessdate=2018-01-17}}</ref> Her brothers were [[Oswald of Northumbria]] and [[Oswiu]].<ref>[https://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/saint.php?id=574 "Æbbe of Coldingham", Saints in Scottish Place-Names]</ref>
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]].
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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 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.
Ecgfrith of Northumbria was the son of Æbbe's brother Oswiu, who arranged a marriage between the then fifteen year old Ecgfrith and [[Æthelthryth]], daughter of King [[Anna of East Anglia]].
She educated the ex-queen [[Æthelthryth]] first wife of [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]], who later after graduating from Æbbe's tutelage established a religious site on which now stands [[Ely Cathedral]].<ref name=Ziegler/>
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