Saint Withburga (died 743) was the youngest of the daughters of Anna of East Anglia. Her elder sisters were Seaxburh of Ely, Etheldreda of Ely and Æthelburg of Faremoutiers, and Saethryth was her older half-sister. After her father's death she built a convent in East Dereham. While she was building the convent she had nothing but dry bread to give to the workmen. She prayed to the Virgin Mary and was told to send her maids to a local well each morning. There they found two does which provided milk for the workers. This allowed the workers to be fed.