Bible Encyclopedias
Frideswida
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Fredeswithe, Frithswith, etc.), an early English saint, is said to have been a king's daughter, who fled to Oxford to escape marriage, and founded a convent there about the time of Bede. She died about 735, and is commemorated on October 19.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Frideswida'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/frideswida.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.