Eanswith
Saint Eanswith | |
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| Born | c.630 Kent |
| Residence | Folkestone |
| Died | c.650 Folkestone |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone |
| Feast | 12 September (Western Christianity) 31 August (Eastern Orthodoxy) |
| 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.