St Frideswide
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St Frideswide is the patron saint of Oxford, a 7th–8th century Anglo-Saxon abbess venerated for her piety, miracles, and the religious community she founded there.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Frideswide Shrine | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon abbess
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Christian saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Frideswida
NERFINISHED
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Frideswith NERFINISHED ⓘ Frithuswith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christ Church, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Oxford’s civic identity ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 7th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 8th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
St Frideswide’s Church, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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St Frideswide’s Priory (medieval) in Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ St Frideswide’s Way and other place names in Oxford ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of the West Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultDeveloped | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
12 October (some Anglican calendars)
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19 October ⓘ |
| hasHagiography |
Middle English life of St Frideswide
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medieval Latin lives of St Frideswide ⓘ |
| hasIconographicAttribute |
abbess’s staff
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book ⓘ crown at her feet or being rejected ⓘ spring or well ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
healing miracles at her shrine
ⓘ
miraculous escape from a pursuing king ⓘ miraculous spring associated with her flight ⓘ |
| hasMainTemple | Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaceInMythology | local saintly protector of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Shrine of St Frideswide at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | medieval religious life in Oxford ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlySources |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding a religious community in Oxford
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miracles ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| notableWork |
foundation of a religious community at Oxford
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founding of a monastery at Oxford ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbess
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nun ⓘ |
| patronage | Oxford University (traditional local devotion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfVeneration | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | abbess of Oxford ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Frideswide Shrine