The Birthplace of Saint Wulfthryth: An Unexamined Reference in Cambridge University Library Additional 2604

Authors

Jessica C. Brown, Adams State University

Publication Date

2021

Keywords

Saint Wulfthryth, Cambridge University Library

Abstract

Cambridge University Library Additional 2604 is a fifteenth-century miscellany that is largely comprised of East Anglian and Kentish saints’ lives. It also includes a vita of Saint Edith-the patron saint of the convent at Wilton in Wessex. This vita names the birthplace of Edith’s mother, St. Wulfthryth, as ‘Lesing’ in Kent. I suggest that this unique reference may come from a desire to firmly connect Edith’s mother as well as Edith herself to a Kentish heritage.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Jessica C. (2021) "The Birthplace of Saint Wulfthryth: An Unexamined Reference in Cambridge University Library Additional 2604," Quidditas: Vol. 42, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra/vol42/iss1/12