Edith of Aylesbury (fl. 7th c.)
Edith of Aylesbury (fl. 7th c.)
English nun. Name variations: Saint Edith of Aylesbury; Ealdgyth or Edgyth. Born in Mercia; flourished in mid-7th century; dau. of Penda of Mercia, pagan warrior king, and Cynewise; sister of Wilburga and Edburga of Bicester.
With sister, built a monastery at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire where they educated their niece St. Osith.
More From encyclopedia.com
Comnenus , Comnenus name of an imperial Byzantine dynasty of the 11th and 12th centuries. Meindert Hobbema , Hobbema, Meindert (1638–1709) Dutch painter. Hobbema's serene landscapes, especially the masterpiece Avenue of Middelharnis (1689), were highly influ… Icelandic Literature , Icelandic literature Early Icelandic literature emerged in the 13th century from the oral tradition of Eadic and Skaldic poetry, both of which were b… Santiago De Compostela , Santiago de Compostela
Pilgrimage shrine and metropolitan see (Compostellanus ) since 1120 in Galicia, northwest spain. The discovery of relics of th… Eger , Eger (ĕ´gĕr), Ger. Erlau, city (1991 est. pop. 62,474), NE Hungary, on the Eger River. It is the commercial center of a wine-producing region and has… Delft , Delft •Taft •abaft, aft, craft, daft, draft, draught, engraft, graft, haft, kraft, raft, shaft, understaffed, unstaffed, waft •backdraft • handcraft…
About this article
Edith of Aylesbury (fl. 7th c.)
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Edith of Aylesbury (fl. 7th c.)