Ely Cathedral is a cathedral located in United Kingdom. principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Ely Cathedral
Cathedral- Location
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Ely
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principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Relics
Relic of Wendreda
Wendreda, a virgin, was brought by Esinus (abbot of Ely) to Ely, where it was laid in a rich shrine most superbly ornamented with gold and precious stones." The remains were kept in a golden shrine in Ely Abbey (now Ely Cathedral) until 1016, when Edmund Ironside bought them and carried them into battle, in the hope that they would bring him victory against the Danes
Relic of Wihtburh
When her relics were stolen on the orders of the abbot of Ely Abbey, the remains were re-interred at Ely next to her sisters Æthelthryth and Seaxburh
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