Facts: - imagesize: 180px - death place: whitby , yorkshire - venerated in: roman catholic church orthodox christian church - feast day: november 24 - death date: after 685 - canonized date: pre-congregation - birth date: 19 april 626 - name: saint enflaeda - birth place: deira area , northumbria Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eanfld .
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eanfld -lrb- 19 april 626 -- after 685 , also known as enfleda -rrb- was a kentish princess , queen of northumbria and later , the abbess of an influential christian monastery in whitby , england .she was the daughter of king edwin of northumbria and thelburg , who in turn was the daughter of king thelberht of kent .in or shortly after 642 eanfld became the second wife of king oswiu of northumbria .after oswiu 's death in 670 , she retired to whitby abbey , which had been founded by hilda of whitby .eanfld became the abbess around 680 and remained there until her death .the monastery had strong association with members of the northumbrian royal family and played an important role in the establishment of roman christianity in england .