# Fritheswith

> 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.

*Anglo-Saxon noble and patron saint of Oxford, England*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fritheswith

## Identity
- **Born:** 700
- **Died:** 0727-10-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Fridesvida](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridesvida)
- [فريثوسويث](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AB)
- [Frideswida](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frideswida)
- [Frithuswith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frithuswith)
- [Frideswide](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frideswide)
- [Frithuswith](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frithuswith)
- [Frithuswith](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frithuswith)
- [Frithuswith](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frithuswith)
- [Fridesvida](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridesvida)
- [Фридесвида](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1314431)

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