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St. Ebba the Younger
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Abbess of Coldingham, England, on the Scottish border, called "the Younger." She and her nuns were martyred by Danes in an invasion. She mutilated her face to discourage rape by the invading Danes. The raiders set fire to Coldingham, killing all of the nuns.