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St Edith
Saint Edith or St Edith's or ''variant'', may refer to: People *Edith of Polesworth (died 15 March AD 871) *Edith of Wilton (961 – 15 September 984) *Edith of Aylesbury, a Dark Ages English saint *Saint Edith Stein (1891–1942), a German Jewish convert and martyr Other uses * St Edith Hall, Kemsing, Kent, UK * St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood * St Edith's Church, Shocklach See also * * * * * Edith * Saint (other) * Saint Editha (other) {{Dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Of Polesworth
Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s G C Baugh et al (1970)"Colleges: Tamworth, St Edith" in ''A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 3'', ed. M W Greenslade and R B Pugh (London, Victoria County History series), pp. 309-315, note2–6 Accessed 1 February 2016.) is an obscure Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia. Her historical identity and floruit are uncertain. Some late sources make her a daughter of King Edward the Elder, while other sources claim she is the daughter of Egbert of Wessex. Her feast day is 15 July. Identity Edith (''Ealdgyth'') is included in the first section of the late Old English saints' list known as ''Secgan'', which locates her burial place at Polesworth.Yorke, ''Nunneries and the Anglo-Saxon royal houses'', pp. 77-8. The question of St Edith's historical identity is fraught with difficulties. As sister to a West-Saxon king The tradition which was wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Of Wilton
Edith of Wilton ( – 16 September 984) was an English nun, saint, and the only daughter of Edgar, King of England (r. 959–975), and Saint Wulfthryth, who later became abbess of Wilton Abbey. Edgar most likely abducted Wulfthryth from Wilton; when Edith was an infant, Wulfthryth brought her back to the convent, where they both spent the rest of their lives. Like her mother, Edith was educated at Wilton; she chose to enter the religious life from a very early age, although there is some controversy regarding if she was a nun or a secular member of the Wilton community. Goscelin completed her hagiography in ; he reports that Edith "always dressed magnificantly" because her status as a member of the royal family obligated her to fulfill certain roles to ensure the continued royal patronage of the Wilton community. Goscelin's main sources for his ''Vita'' were the oral testimony of the Wilton nuns and their abbess, as well as "from existing books", and it was dedicated to Lanf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Of Aylesbury
Eadgyth of Aylesbury also known as Eadridus was a Dark Ages Catholic saint from Anglo-Saxon England. History She is known to history mainly through the hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript, but also the '' Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' She was the daughter of Penda of Mercia. One of her sisters was Eadburh of Bicester; the other, Wilburga, was married to Frithuwold of Chertsey. Wilburga's daughter St Osyth grew up in the care of her maternal aunts. A Saint Edith is also mentioned in ''Conchubran's Life of Saint Modwenna,'' a female hermit who supposedly lived near Burton-on-Trent. The text, written in the early 11th century, mentions a sister of King Alfred by the name of Ite, a nun who served as the Kings tutor and had a maidservant called Osid. Although an Irish nun called St Ita was active in the 7th century, Ite's name has been interpreted as "almost certainly a garbling of Edith" and that of Osid a rendering of Osgyth.Robert Bartlett, Geoffrey of Burton. Life and miracles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Edith Stein
Edith Stein (religious name Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce ; also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross or Saint Edith Stein; 12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She is canonized as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church; she is also one of six patron saints of Europe. She was born into an observant Jewish family, but had become an agnostic by her teenage years. Moved by the tragedies of World War I, in 1915, she took lessons to become a nursing assistant and worked in an infectious diseases hospital. After completing her doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg in 1916, she obtained an assistantship there. From reading the life of the reformer of the Carmelite Order, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Edith Stein was drawn to the Christian faith. She was baptized on 1 January 1922 into the Catholic Church. At that point, she wanted to become a Discalced Carmelite nun but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemsing
Kemsing is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish lies on the scarp face of the North Downs, 20 miles south east of Central London, north east of Sevenoaks. Also in the parish are the hamlets of Heaverham, to the east, and Noah's Ark to the south. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was 4,014 persons, increasing to a population of 4,218 at the 2011 Census. History Kemsing was the birthplace, in between AD 961 and 964, of Saint Edith of Wilton, a daughter of the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar I. The well at the centre of the village is dedicated to her, a plaque on the wall recording the local legend that her saintly presence has given the water healing properties. Given the village connection with St. Edith it is perhaps surprising that the parish church, Saxon in origin, is however dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. Another local legend states that the knights who murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket rode through Kemsing on their w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood
St Edith's Church is in the village of Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire, England. It stands on the lower slopes of Wenlock Edge. The church, dedicated to Saint Edith of Wilton, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with that of St Andrew, Hope Bowdler. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. History The nave dates from the 12th century, and the tower and chancel from the early part of the following century. Alterations were made in the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1869 the church was restored by W. J. Hopkins. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in stone rubble with ashlar dressings. The roof is tiled, with decorative ridge tiles and a cross finial. The plan consists of a nave and chancel in one unit, a south porch, and a tower that stands at the midpoint of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Edith's Church, Shocklach
St Edith's Church, Shocklach, stands at the end of an isolated lane running toward the River Dee about to the north of the village of Shocklach, Cheshire, England. It is a small Norman church, and is one of the oldest ecclesiastical buildings in Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and its simple Norman work is considered to be unique in Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with that of St Mary, Tilston. History The church was built probably about 1150 by Thomas de Shocklach. As the church is dedicated to Saint Edith of Wilton, an Anglo-Saxon saint, it is thought that an earlier church may have stood on the site. The chancel and chancel arch date from the early 14th century. In the 17th century the west wall of the nave was restored and altered to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database. It became far less common as a name for children by the late 20th century. The name Edith has five name days: May 14 in Estonia, January 13 in the Czech Republic, October 31 in Sweden, July 5 in Latvia, and September 16 in France, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania. Edith * Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbess *Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England * Edith of Wilton (961–984), English nun *Edith the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint (other)
Saint is the designation of a holy person. Saint(s) may also refer to: Places Saint *Le Saint, Brittany, France Saints * Saints, Luton, Bedfordshire, England *Saints, Seine-et-Marne, France * Saints-en-Puisaye, formerly Saints, France *The Saints, Suffolk, England Saintes *Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France *, a former commune in Belgium, part of Tubize *Îles des Saintes, French Antilles * Canton of Les Saintes, Guadeloupe Battles * Battle of Saintes, a land battle between English and French forces in 1351 *Battle of the Saintes, a naval battle between British and French forces in 1782 People *Saints, inhabitants of the island of St. Helena *Latter Day Saints * Saint (name) Sports teams * Lady Saints, American women's volleyball team *New Orleans Saints, American National Football League team *New York Saints, lacrosse team *Northampton Saints, English rugby union club *St Mirren F.C., Scottish football club * St Cuthbert Wanderers F.C., Scottish football club *St. Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
