Eanswith
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Saint Eanswith (Old English: Ēanswīþ; born c. 630, Kent, England. Died c. 650, Folkestone, England), also spelled Eanswythe or Eanswide, was an Anglo-Saxon princess, who is said to have founded Folkestone Priory, one of the first Christian monastic communities for women in Britain. Her possible remains were the subject of research, published in 2020.
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Saint Eanswith | |
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Born | c.630[1] Kent |
Residence | Folkestone |
Died | c.650[nb 1] Folkestone |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy |
Major shrine | St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone |
Feast | 12 September (Western Christianity) 31 August (Orthodoxy)[3] |
Attributes | crown, staff, book and sometimes a fish |
Major works | Founded Folkestone Abbey |
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