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Saint Æthelburh (died after 686/688) or Ethelburga founder and first Abbess of the dual monastery of Barking was the sister of Eorcenwald Bishop of London.The main source for Æthelburh is Bede’s Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum which recounts the foundation of Barking early miracles there and Æthelburh’s death (Book IV Chapters 6 to 10). Bede describes Æthelburg as upright in life and constantly planning for the needs of her community.