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Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s) is an Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia. Her historical identity and floruit are uncertain.
Early England can be proud of having around forty holy abbesses, most of whom were of royal origin. One of them is St. Edith (also Editha, Eadgyth) who became Abbess of Polesworth in central England.
Saint Edith of Tamworth, also known as Edith of Polesworth, was a remarkable figure in medieval England during the 10th century. She was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and was the sister of King Athelstan, who was the first recognized King of all England.
St. Edith of Polesworth whose feast day is July 15, was the sister of King Athelstan of England. She married viking king Sihtric at York in 925, and when he died the next year, she became a Benedictine nun at Polesworth, Warwickshire, where she was noted for her holiness and may have become Abbess. ...
15. Apr. 2021 · She was buried at Tamworth and subsequently made a saint, being known as St Edith of Polesworth or St Edith of Tamworth, with her feast day on 15 or 19 July. [1] [9] She is the patron saint of the church of St Editha, Tamworth.
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- Sigtryggr Blinde Ivarsson
10. Juli 2024 · Venerated at Polesworth (Warws.) in the late Anglo-Saxon period, the identity of St Edith remains uncertain, with medieval chroniclers suggesting various candidates, but she is likely to have been a seventh-century Mercian princess, perhaps also connected with a church near Louth (Lincs.).
Edith, the illegitimate daughter of Edward I the Elder, king of the English, and Ecgwynn, married Sihtric, king of York, on January 30, 926. Following the death of her husband, she became a nun at Pellesworth Abbey, then transferred to Tamworth Abbey in Gloucestershire where she was elected abbess. She was canonized as a saint; her feast day is ...
