Which prominent Anglo-Saxon abbess presided over the monastery where Cædmon lived and composed?
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Correct answer: Abbess Hild of Whitby
St. Hild (Hilda) was the Abbess of Whitby who recognized Cædmon's gift as divine grace. She encouraged him to take monastic vows and had her scholars teach him sacred history to turn into verse.
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