St Eanswyth was an Anglo-Saxon princess, a daughter of the king of Kent. She was the first royal to establish the monastic life in England. Remains found in the wall of Folkestone parish church in 1885 may be those of St Eanswyth.
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Saint Eanswyth Abbess
Reposed 640 Remembered September 12
St Eanswyth was an Anglo-Saxon princess, a daughter of the king of Kent. She was the first royal to establish the monastic life in England. Remains found in the wall of Folkestone parish church in 1885 may be those of St Eanswyth.
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