Edith of Polesworth
Anglo-Saxon abbess
Feast: 15 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; died ?c. 960s) was an Anglo-Saxon abbess venerated in the Kingdom of Mercia. She is traditionally associated with Polesworth Abbey in Warwickshire and the royal centre of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Though widely revered as a saint, her historical identity and period of activity (floruit) remain uncertain.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Eadburh of Winchester Saint Brother or sister
- Edmund I Saint Brother or sister
- Wikidata Q2162436 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Edith of Polesworth (CC BY-SA)
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