Eadgyth of Aylesbury, Eadridus | |
|---|---|
| Born | England |
| Died | unknown |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Majorshrine | Aylesbury (?) |
Eadgyth of Aylesbury also known asEadridus was aDark AgesCatholicsaint[1] fromAnglo-Saxon England.[2][3]
She is known to history mainly through thehagiography of theSecgan Manuscript,[4] but also theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle[5]
One of her sisters wasEadburh of Bicester; the other, Wilburga, was married toFrithuwold of Chertsey. Wilburga's daughterSt Osyth grew up in the care of her maternal aunts.
ASaint Edith is also mentioned inConchubran's Life ofSaint Modwenna, a femalehermit who supposedly lived nearBurton-on-Trent. The text, written in the early 11th century, mentions a sister ofKing Alfred by the name ofIte, anun who served as the Kingstutor and had amaidservant called Osid. Although anIrish nun calledSt Ita was active in the 7th century, Ite's name has been interpreted as "almost certainly a garbling of Edith"[6] and that ofOsid a rendering ofOsgyth.[7]
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