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Aubet, Cubet And Guerre

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Aubet (also called Aimbeth, Ainbeth, Embede, Einbede), Cubet (Gaupet, Fürbet, Wilbede) and Guerre (Gwere, Gberpet, Quere, Wolbeth, Warbede) are popular saints in South Germany and the alpine regions of Europe; they are often referred to as »3 holy virgins« or »3 Beths« or »3 Bedes«. Their legend is peculiarly fuzzy:

They were companions of Ursula and were killed together with her by Huns near to Cologne.
They dissociated from Ursula's group at Strassbourg in order to care for another...

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