Eanswith

Saint
Eanswith
Bornc.630[1]
Kent
ResidenceFolkestone
Diedc.650[nb 1]
Folkestone
Venerated inRoman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy
Major shrineSt Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone
Feast12 September (Western Christianity)
31 August (Orthodoxy)[3]
Attributescrown, staff, book and sometimes a fish
Major worksFounded 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.

  1. ^ Richardson, Andrew. "The Historical Eanswythe". Finding Eanswythe. Canterbury Christ Church University. Although she could have been born at any time between 625-40, a date of birth around the year 630 is perhaps most likely.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Keys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "St. Eanswythe the Abbess of Folkestone", Orthodox Church in America


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