Kyneburga (d. c. 680) (also called Cyneburh in Old English); the name being also rendered as Kinborough and in occasional use as a Christian name[1]) and Kyneswide (Cyneswitha) were sisters, the daughters of King Penda of Mercia (who remained true to Anglo-Saxon paganism). She was eldest daughter of Penda. Although her father was an opponent of Christianity, she and all her siblings converted. Bede wrote that Penda tolerated the preaching of Christianity in Mercia itself, despite his own beliefs:
"Nor did King Penda obstruct the preaching of the word among his people, the Mercians, if any were willing to hear it; but, on the contrary, he hated and despised those whom he perceived not to perform the works of faith, when they had once received the faith, saying, They were contemptible and wretched who did not obey their God, in whom they believed.
This was begun two years before the death of King Penda.[2] Their mother was Queen Cyneswise. Tibba is believed to have been a relative.
Kyneburga married Alhfrith of Deira, co-regent of Northumbria (who attended the Synod of Whitby in 664),[3] and later founded an abbey for both monks and nuns in Castor, in the Soke of Peterborough.[4] She became the first abbess and was later joined by Kyneswide and Tibba. Kyneswide succeeded Kyneburga as abbess and she was later succeeded by Tibba. She was buried in her church, but the remains of Kyneburga and Kyneswide were translated, before 972,[5] to Peterborough Abbey, now Peterborough Cathedral.
Kyneburga had been one of the signatories, together with her brother Wulfhere, of the founding charter of Burh Abbey, dated 664, per William Dugdale's Monasticon.[6] (Burh Abbey was later dedicated to St Peter, becoming "Peterborough"). She was much esteemed as a saint by the monks of Peterborough, and features as one of the saints remembered annually on 6 March in several ancient Peterborough-produced Kalendars,[7] (a section of a psalter).[8][9]
She died on 15 September AD 680 and was buried at Castor where she soon became revered as a saint. In 963 her body was moved to Peterborough, with those of her sister, Cuneswitha, and their kins woman, Tibba. Her remains were transferred to Thorney Abbey some time later. Her feast day is celebrated on 6 March.[10]
She is remembered in a chapel at Peterborough Cathedral, the 12th century St Kyneburga's parish church in Castor, Lady Conyburrow's Way (a ridge in a field near Castor), Kimberwell spring, Bedfordshire, the villages of Kimberley, Norfolk and West Yorkshire.[11]
Tibba, patron saint of falconers, is believed to have lived at Ryhall, Rutland, in the 7th century. She was buried there, but in the 11th century her relics were translated to Peterborough Abbey, by Abbot Ælfsige (1006–1042).[13][14] According to legend, St Tibba was a niece of King Penda.[15] The remains of a small hermitage associated with the saint can be seen on the west side of the north aisle of Ryhall church.
There was at Ryhall a shrine and a holy well dedicated to Saint Tibba. Robert Charles Hope placed the location on the brow of Tibbal's Hill (Tibb's-well-hill), "upon the hill going from Tolethorpe to Belmsford Bridge".[16]
Tibba had a cousin Eabba, who lived with her. Hope suggests the holy well dedicated to her was just north of Tibba's, on the other side of a ford of the River Gwash and the name "St. Eabba's-well-ford was corrupted to Stableford when a bridge was later built there. St. Eabba's well came to be called by local shepherds "Jacob's well".[16] (For the relationship between St Tibba and St Ebba ("Domne Eafe"), see e.g. Rollason, D.W., The Mildrith Legend A Study in Early Medieval Hagiography in England, Leicester University Press, 1982, p. 77)
Translation
Originally buried at Castor and Ryhall, their relics were bought in the 10th century by Peterborough Abbey under the direction of Abbot Aelfsige of Peterborough, as part of a policy of relic acquisition by the abbey. Their relics at the abbey were lost or destroyed in the Reformation.
References
^Elizabeth Gidley Withycombe, The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names Oxford:Clarendon Press,(1945) Pp. xxxvi+136.
^Bede(d. 735), Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
^Dugdale's Monasticon prints the foundation charter of Burh/Medehampstead, dated 664, which establishes beyond doubt that Kyneburg had left her husband to found and preside over her monastery at Castor: "Formerly a queen, who had resigned her sway to preside over a monastery of maidens".
^The account of the translation is from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, dated 972: "Abbot Aelfsi took up St Kyneburgh (with her sister and a female kinswoman) who lay at Castor and brought them to Burh and offered them all to St Peter in one day".
^Dugdale's Monasticon: Peterborough, vol 1, p.377, no.2, prints the charter of 664.
^Examples of Kalendars listing St Kyneburg for 6 March are: the Lectionary for St Kyneburg of Gloucester (14th century?), R.S. XXXIII, I, lxv & lxviii. Quoted in Livingston Carson, A Finding List of Political Poems Referring to English Affairs of the 13th & 14th Centuries. No.256; Antiphoner of Gilbert de Stanford (early 14th century) F.4.10 Haenel 17(L.5.8), produced at Peterborough Abbey.
^Biog. of St Kyneburg from: Eckenstein, Lina Women under Monasticism: Chapters on Saint-Lore and Convent Life Between AD 500 and 1500, Houses in Mercia & the South.(1896)
^Victoria County History, Northampton, vol.2. Houses of Benedictine Monks: Abbey of Peterborough.
^. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^For Kyneburg the wife of Oswald see Henry of Avranches, Vita Sancti Oswaldi (Life of St Oswald)
^Mellows, William Thomas; Mellows, Charles, eds. (1941). The Peterborough Chronicle of Hugh Candidus. Peterborough Natural History, Scientific and Archæological Society. p. 27. The society is now known as Peterborough Museum Society
^A History of the County of Rutland: Volume 2, Page, W. (ed.), 1935. British History Online. Retrieved 16 March 2010
^Rollason, D.W., The Mildrith Legend A Study in Early Medieval Hagiography in England, Leicester University Press, 1982 (e.g. p. 115, in Medieval Latin).
^ abHope, Robert Charles. The Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England, Stock, 1893, p. 127
Bibliography
Dunbar, Agnes (1904) A Dictionary of Saintly Women. 2 vols. London: Bell, 1904–1905.
kyneburga, kyneswide, tibba, were, female, members, mercian, royal, family, century, england, were, venerated, saints, saints, abbessesdied7th, centuryvenerated, incatholic, churchanglican, churcheastern, orthodox, churchcanonizedpre, congregationfeast6, march. Kyneburga Kyneswide and Tibba were female members of the Mercian royal family in 7th century England who were venerated as saints Saints Kyneburga Kyneswide and TibbaAbbessesDied7th centuryVenerated inCatholic ChurchAnglican ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchCanonizedPre CongregationFeast6 March Contents 1 Kyneburga and Kyneswide 2 Tibba 3 Translation 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksKyneburga and Kyneswide EditKyneburga d c 680 also called Cyneburh in Old English the name being also rendered as Kinborough and in occasional use as a Christian name 1 and Kyneswide Cyneswitha were sisters the daughters of King Penda of Mercia who remained true to Anglo Saxon paganism She was eldest daughter of Penda Although her father was an opponent of Christianity she and all her siblings converted Bede wrote that Penda tolerated the preaching of Christianity in Mercia itself despite his own beliefs Nor did King Penda obstruct the preaching of the word among his people the Mercians if any were willing to hear it but on the contrary he hated and despised those whom he perceived not to perform the works of faith when they had once received the faith saying They were contemptible and wretched who did not obey their God in whom they believed This was begun two years before the death of King Penda 2 Their mother was Queen Cyneswise Tibba is believed to have been a relative Kyneburga married Alhfrith of Deira co regent of Northumbria who attended the Synod of Whitby in 664 3 and later founded an abbey for both monks and nuns in Castor in the Soke of Peterborough 4 She became the first abbess and was later joined by Kyneswide and Tibba Kyneswide succeeded Kyneburga as abbess and she was later succeeded by Tibba She was buried in her church but the remains of Kyneburga and Kyneswide were translated before 972 5 to Peterborough Abbey now Peterborough Cathedral Kyneburga had been one of the signatories together with her brother Wulfhere of the founding charter of Burh Abbey dated 664 per William Dugdale s Monasticon 6 Burh Abbey was later dedicated to St Peter becoming Peterborough She was much esteemed as a saint by the monks of Peterborough and features as one of the saints remembered annually on 6 March in several ancient Peterborough produced Kalendars 7 a section of a psalter 8 9 She died on 15 September AD 680 and was buried at Castor where she soon became revered as a saint In 963 her body was moved to Peterborough with those of her sister Cuneswitha and their kins woman Tibba Her remains were transferred to Thorney Abbey some time later Her feast day is celebrated on 6 March 10 She is remembered in a chapel at Peterborough Cathedral the 12th century St Kyneburga s parish church in Castor Lady Conyburrow s Way a ridge in a field near Castor Kimberwell spring Bedfordshire the villages of Kimberley Norfolk and West Yorkshire 11 There was another lady by the name of Kyneburg the wife of Oswald of Northumbria 12 Tibba EditTibba patron saint of falconers is believed to have lived at Ryhall Rutland in the 7th century She was buried there but in the 11th century her relics were translated to Peterborough Abbey by Abbot AElfsige 1006 1042 13 14 According to legend St Tibba was a niece of King Penda 15 The remains of a small hermitage associated with the saint can be seen on the west side of the north aisle of Ryhall church There was at Ryhall a shrine and a holy well dedicated to Saint Tibba Robert Charles Hope placed the location on the brow of Tibbal s Hill Tibb s well hill upon the hill going from Tolethorpe to Belmsford Bridge 16 Tibba had a cousin Eabba who lived with her Hope suggests the holy well dedicated to her was just north of Tibba s on the other side of a ford of the River Gwash and the name St Eabba s well ford was corrupted to Stableford when a bridge was later built there St Eabba s well came to be called by local shepherds Jacob s well 16 For the relationship between St Tibba and St Ebba Domne Eafe see e g Rollason D W The Mildrith Legend A Study in Early Medieval Hagiography in England Leicester University Press 1982 p 77 Translation EditOriginally buried at Castor and Ryhall their relics were bought in the 10th century by Peterborough Abbey under the direction of Abbot Aelfsige of Peterborough as part of a policy of relic acquisition by the abbey Their relics at the abbey were lost or destroyed in the Reformation References Edit Elizabeth Gidley Withycombe The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names Oxford Clarendon Press 1945 Pp xxxvi 136 Bede B III Ch XXI Bede d 735 Ecclesiastical History of the English People Dugdale s Monasticon prints the foundation charter of Burh Medehampstead dated 664 which establishes beyond doubt that Kyneburg had left her husband to found and preside over her monastery at Castor Formerly a queen who had resigned her sway to preside over a monastery of maidens The account of the translation is from the Anglo Saxon Chronicle dated 972 Abbot Aelfsi took up St Kyneburgh with her sister and a female kinswoman who lay at Castor and brought them to Burh and offered them all to St Peter in one day Dugdale s Monasticon Peterborough vol 1 p 377 no 2 prints the charter of 664 Examples of Kalendars listing St Kyneburg for 6 March are the Lectionary for St Kyneburg of Gloucester 14th century R S XXXIII I lxv amp lxviii Quoted in Livingston Carson A Finding List of Political Poems Referring to English Affairs of the 13th amp 14th Centuries No 256 Antiphoner of Gilbert de Stanford early 14th century F 4 10 Haenel 17 L 5 8 produced at Peterborough Abbey Biog of St Kyneburg from Eckenstein Lina Women under Monasticism Chapters on Saint Lore and Convent Life Between AD 500 and 1500 Houses in Mercia amp the South 1896 Victoria County History Northampton vol 2 Houses of Benedictine Monks Abbey of Peterborough CyneBurh at geni com Cyneburh Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Retrieved 18 January 2014 For Kyneburg the wife of Oswald see Henry of Avranches Vita Sancti Oswaldi Life of St Oswald Mellows William Thomas Mellows Charles eds 1941 The Peterborough Chronicle of Hugh Candidus Peterborough Natural History Scientific and Archaeological Society p 27 The society is now known as Peterborough Museum Society A History of the County of Rutland Volume 2 Page W ed 1935 British History Online Retrieved 16 March 2010 Rollason D W The Mildrith Legend A Study in Early Medieval Hagiography in England Leicester University Press 1982 e g p 115 in Medieval Latin a b Hope Robert Charles The Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England Stock 1893 p 127Bibliography EditDunbar Agnes 1904 A Dictionary of Saintly Women 2 vols London Bell 1904 1905 External links EditCyneburg 1 Cyneswith 1 and Tibba 1 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Castor Church The Life of St Kyneburgha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kyneburga Kyneswide and Tibba amp oldid 1124111545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
