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Detail of A Statue of Saint Frideswide Date And Artist Unknown Aisle Chapel of The Church of Saint North In The North Gate Oxford England Photographed On 30 November 2018 By Ethan Doyle White Swiped From Wikimedia Commons

Saint Frideswide

Also known as: Fredeswida; Fredeswinda; Frévisse; Friday; Frideswida; Frideswith; Friðuswiþ; Fris; Fritheswithe; Frithuswith; Fridesvida

Saint

Pre-Congregation

Feast Day: 19-Oct

Born: C.650 in the upper Thames region of England

Died: C.735 of natural causes; in 1561 Calfhill, Canon of Christ Church, desecrated and destroyed her relics

Canonized: Pre-Congregation

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Biography

Saint Frideswide, daughter of Prince Didan, is venerated as the patron saint of Oxford and the University of Oxford. Born into nobility, she faced an arranged marriage proposal from Prince

Patron Saint Of

Oxford, England

University of Oxford, England

Representations & Symbols

Benedictine nun with an ox

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