St Frideswide
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| Born | River Thames |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Binsey |
| United Kingdom | |
| October 19 | |
| 727 AD | |
| Binsey | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | Dida of Eynsham |
| Patronage | University of Oxford |
| Feast | 19 October; 12 February ; 15 May (invention) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic |
| Place of burial | Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Patronag | Oxford, England; University of Oxford |
| Vener in | Roman Catholic Church |
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| ID | 1254629 |
St Frideswide Life story
Frithuswith, commonly Frideswide, was an English princess and abbess. She is credited as the foundress of a monastery later incorporated into Christ Church, Oxford. She was the daughter of a sub-king of a Mercia named Dida of Eynsham whose lands occupied western Oxfordshire and the upper reaches of the River Thames.
