Saint Eanswith | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Although she could have been born at any time between 625-40, a date of birth around the year 630 is perhaps most likely.
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