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<p> (or Cille, also Cissa), an English abbess, was niece of Cissa, regulus of [[Wessex]] in the reign of Kentwin (A.D. 676-685), and sister of Heane, the founder of the monastery at Abingdon. Out of her patrimonial estate she- erected (about 690) a nunnery, which she named after the | Cilla <ref name="term_32366" /> | ||
==References == | <p> (or Cille, also Cissa), an English abbess, was niece of Cissa, regulus of [[Wessex]] in the reign of Kentwin (A.D. 676-685), and sister of Heane, the founder of the monastery at Abingdon. Out of her patrimonial estate she- erected (about 690) a nunnery, which she named after the [[Holy]] Cross and St. Helena, at Helenstow, near the Thames, in Berkshire. [[Cilla]] presided over her foundation until her death, after which the community removed higher up the Thames, to Witham. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_32366"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cilla Cilla from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_32366"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cilla Cilla from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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