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Eadgyth of Aylesbury

Index Eadgyth of Aylesbury

Eadgyth of Aylesbury also known as Eadridus was a Dark Ages Catholic saint from Anglo-Saxon England. [1]

24 relations: Alfred the Great, Anglicanism, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Aylesbury, British Library, Buckinghamshire, Burton upon Trent, Catholic Church, Dark Ages (historiography), Edith of Polesworth, Edward the Elder, Hagiography, Handmaiden, Hermit, History of Anglo-Saxon England, Ireland, Modwenna, Nun, On the Resting-Places of the Saints, Osgyth, Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Routledge, Saint, Tutor.

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (Ælfrēd, Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.

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Aylesbury

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England.

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British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest national library in the world by number of items catalogued.

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Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire, abbreviated Bucks, is a county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east.

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Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town on the River Trent in East Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Dark Ages (historiography)

The "Dark Ages" is a historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire.

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Edith of Polesworth

Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s G C Baugh et al (1970),, in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 3, ed. M W Greenslade and R B Pugh (London, Victoria County History series), pp. 309-315, notes. Accessed 1 February 2016.) is an obscure Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia.

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Edward the Elder

Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death.

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Hagiography

A hagiography is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader.

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Handmaiden

A handmaiden, handmaid or maidservant is a personal maid or female servant.

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Hermit

A hermit (adjectival form: eremitic or hermitic) is a person who lives in seclusion from society, usually for religious reasons.

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History of Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England was early medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th century from the end of Roman Britain until the Norman conquest in 1066.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Modwenna

Modwenna, or Modwen, was a nun and saint in England, who founded Burton Abbey in Staffordshire in the 7th century.

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Nun

A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery.

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On the Resting-Places of the Saints

On the Resting-Places of the Saints is a heading given to two early medieval pieces of writing, also known as Þá hálgan and the Secgan, which exist in various manuscript forms in both Old English and Latin, the earliest surviving manuscripts of which date to the mid-11th century.

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Osgyth

Osgyth (or Osyth) (died c.700 AD) was an English saint.

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Oxford Dictionary of Saints

The Oxford Dictionary of Saints by David Hugh Farmer is a concise reference compilation of information on more than 1300 saints and contains over 1700 entries.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Saint

A saint (also historically known as a hallow) is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God.

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Tutor

A tutor is a person who provides assistance or tutelage to one or more people on certain subject areas or skills.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadgyth_of_Aylesbury

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