Lindisfarne Days - The Fourth Day
Ebba -Warrior Princess Genesis 1:16,17 God also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, Moon through the Rainbow Arch, Lindisfarne Priory Having just celebrated Ebba's feast day my post on her is here Another saint with a few legends and fewer facts considering her position as prioress of the double monastery at Coldingham. The reports tell that she was a devout and holy woman so suggests that perhaps she wasn't particularly interested in promoting her own achievements to the world. Some people make better stars than suns and moons. As the sister of Oswald and Oswy she certainly had great value as a marriage partner. But although some tales tell that she entered religious life to escape the attentions of a prince; as a new found Christian this may not have been a decision forced upon her. it may well have been that, like her brothers, Ebba saw herself as n...