Saebert's imaginary portrait by John Speed
Saebert (or Sebert or Sabert) (... about 616) was an Anglo-Saxon sovereign, who belonged to the Essex dynasty and ruled from about 604 to 616. Biography modifies wikitesto He was baptized by Mellito, Bishop of London, but his son, who was still pagan, after his death shot Mellito from London.
He was the nephew of Kent's King Ethelbert and converted to Christianity in 604. He was baptized by Mellito,
He was Sledda's son. According to tradition, he was buried in the Westminster Abbey, which is supposed to be founded by him. A grave says that he and his wife Ethelgoda are in a tomb in South Quire. In any case, depending on the dates of the artifacts, the tomb found at Prittlewell in the autumn of 2003 might be that of Saebert. Several cross marks, perhaps originally sewn in his shroud, would indicate that the remains belonged to a convert to Catholicism, but glass and copper furnishings make us think that it is a pagan. Notemodify wikitesto
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