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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

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

Saint Frideswide

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

Saint

Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

October 19

Died

January 1, 1561

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

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