Edith of Polesworth

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. Some late sources make her a daughter of King Edward the Elder, while other sources claim she is the daughter of Egbert of Wessex. Her feast day is 15 July.

For figures also named Edith or Eadgyth, see Eadgyth (disambiguation).

Saint Edith of Polesworth (Eadgyth)
BornEngland
Died10th century
Venerated inRoman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy
Major shrineTamworth, Staffordshire, England
Feast15 July
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