Mission To East Anglia
In East Anglia, King Sigeberht was responsible for renewing the progress of the conversion of his kingdom, begun under Raedwald, but halted with the martyrdom of Raedwald's successor, his son Eorpwald. In c. 633, Sigeberht had already established the first East Anglian bishopric at Dommoc: after Fursey had arrived with his brothers Foillan and Ultan, as well as other brethren, bearing the relics of Saints Meldan and Beoan, he had been welcomed by the king, who had given him land for establishing an abbey at Cnobheresburg, where there was an abandoned Roman fort, traditionally identified with Burgh Castle in Norfolk.
Here he laboured for some years converting the Picts and Saxons. After Sigeberht was slain by an army led by Penda of Mercia, it is recorded that his successor King Anna of East Anglia, and his nobles, further endowed the monastery at Cnobheresburg. Three miracles are recorded of Fursey's life in this monastery. He then retired for a year to live with Ultan the life of an anchorite. However, as great numbers continued to visit him, and as war threatened in East Anglia, he left Foillan as abbot and sought refuge in France around 644.
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