Anglo-Saxon princess and religious figure from the 7th century
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.
^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.
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^"St. Eanswythe the Abbess of Folkestone", Orthodox Church in America
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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. They had two sons, Eormenred and Eorcenberht, and a daughter, Eanswith. Eadbald's influence was less than his father's, but Kent was powerful...
(Buddhist) patriarch (b. 557) Eadbald, king of Kent (approximate date) Eanswith, Anglo-Saxon princess (approximate date) Li Xiaogong, prince of the Tang...
has had a settlement since the Mesolithic era. A nunnery was founded by Eanswith, granddaughter of Æthelberht of Kent in the 7th century, who is still commemorated...
Gwynedd lands with a force nearby, and negotiates an alliance with Penda. Eanswith, daughter of King Eadbald of Kent, founds the Benedictine Folkestone Priory...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
in the Kentish Royal Legend, three children: Eormenred, Eorcenberht and Eanswith. She is known to have died in 642, two years after her husband. She was...
Eadbald king of Kent Emma St Seaxburh of Ely Eorcenberht king of Kent St Eanswith of Folkestone Eormenred ? king of Kent Oslafa Ecgberht king of Kent Merewalh...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
First year that didn't happen, according to the phantom time hypothesis. Eanswith, Anglo-Saxon princess (approximate date) Fujiwara no Kamatari, founder...
Eadbald king of Kent Emma St Seaxburh of Ely Eorcenberht king of Kent St Eanswith of Folkestone Eormenred ? king of Kent Oslafa Ecgberht king of Kent Domne...
abandoned 1137: transferred to new site (see immediately below) St Mary and St Eanswith Folkestone Priory Benedictine monks alien house: dependent on Lonlay; (community...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
nunnery built in England, having been traditionally founded in 630 by Saint Eanswith, the daughter of King Eadbald of Kent, who was the son of Saint Æthelberht...
Peter's Abbey in Folkestone, having been traditionally founded in 630 by Eanswith, the daughter of King Eadbald of Kent, the son of Æthelberht of Kent. The...
Gwynedd lands with a force nearby and negotiates an alliance with Penda. Eanswith, daughter of king Eadbald of Kent, founds the Benedictine Folkestone Priory...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
days begging in the streets of Pavia. Eanswith Circa 614 England Hrosvitha Anglo Saxon princess. In 630, Eanswith founded the Benedictine Folkestone Priory...
(Buddhist) patriarch (b. 557) Eadbald, king of Kent (approximate date) Eanswith, Anglo-Saxon princess (approximate date) Li Xiaogong, prince of the Tang...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
Berhtwald of Canterbury Deusdedit of Canterbury Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Eanswith of Folkestone Eormengyth of Thanet Mildrith of Thanet Nothhelm of Canterbury...
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