Feast October 19
Saint Fritheswith
Religious, patron of Oxford · Feast October 19
Biography
Frithuswith or Fritheswith was an English princess and abbess who became the patron saint of Oxford and its university. She is credited as the foundress of a monastery later incorporated into Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. She was the daughter of a sub-king of Mercia named Dida of Eynsham whose lands occupied western Oxfordshire and the upper reaches of the River Thames.
Feast day
October 19
Patronage
- Oxford
- England
- University of Oxford
Death date
19 October 727
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
10
Wikidata qid
Q1314431
Feast day of month
19
