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    This woman was the patron saint of something she herself died of. That is, this woman had an unsightly tumor on her neck. Of course, this led her to her looking after those with neck troubles. She was also a twice married princess who refused to consummate the unions. Who was she?

    Question #95160. Asked by Priscilla9. (Apr 28 08 7:31 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		Æthelthryth is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon saint almost universally known as Etheldreda or by the pet form of Audrey (or variations). She was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland queen and Abbess of Ely in the English county of Cambridgeshire. Saint Audrey is the patron saint of throat ailments.

    http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Audrey

    Apr 28 08, 7:59 PM

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