Saint Frideswide (c. 650 – October 19, 727) was (according to legend) daughter of King Didan and Safrida. She founded a church near Oxford, but Prince Alfgar of Mercia decided to marry her. She refused his advances, hiding from him in a tub in the forest. When she returned to Oxford, Alfgar besieged her until he was struck blind. She then prayed to St Margaret of Antioch and St Catherine of Alexandria. The two saints appeared to Frideswide and told her to strike her staff against the ground. When she did so, a well sprang up. This well (located in the churchyard of St Margaret's, Binsey just outside Oxford, and identified by some as Lewis Carroll's model for the Treacle Well in Alice in Wonderland) cured Alfgar's blindness. As Alfgar lived several hundred years later, it is clear that this myth was not contemporary. Events Arab conquest of Persia, establishment of Islam as state religion Hindu empire in Sumatra Croats and Serbs occupy Bosnia Khazars conquer Great Bulgarian Empire in southern Russia building of St. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Pope Gregory II condemns iconoclasm causing Byzantine Italy to break with the Empire. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Ælfgar (died 1062) was the elder brother of Hereward (later known as The Wake) and son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Eldiva (Godiva). ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... Margaret, with her palm of martyrdom, escapes the dragon Saint Margaret, also known as Margaret of Antioch, virgin and martyr, was formerly celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on July 20. ... Saint Catherine of Alexandria, known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine (Greek ) is a figure claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th Century who, at the age of only 18, is said to have visited the Emperor Maxentius and to... Binsey is a small village just to the West of Oxford, in modern times encompassed within the ring-road. ... Alice in Wonderland is the widely known and used title for Alices Adventures in Wonderland, a book written by Lewis Carroll -- as well as several movie adaptations of the book -- and is also the setting for several short stories. ...

St Frideswide's Priory, a medieval Augustinian house which became Christ Church, Oxford following the dissolution of the monasteries is claimed to be the site of her abbey and relics, although this is under debate. The priory of St Frideswide, Oxford was established as a priory of Augustinian regular canons, in 1122. ... Detail of St. ... College name Christ Church Named after Jesus Christ Established 1546 Sister College Trinity College Dean The Very Revd Christopher Andrew Lewis JCR President William Dorsey Undergraduates 426 MCR or GCR President {{{MCR President}}} Graduates 154 Home page Boat Club Christ Church (Latin: Ædes Christi, the temple or house of Christ... dissolution see Dissolution. ... A relic is an object, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of someone of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial, Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism, some denominations of Christianity, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other personal belief systems. ...

Frideswide is the patron saint of Oxford.^[1] Her feast day is October 19. In art, she is depicted holding the pastoral staff of an abbess, a fountain springing up near her and an ox at her feet. The fountain probably represents the holy well at Binsey. She appears in medieval stained glass and in Pre-Raphaelite stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones in Christ's Church Cathedral, Oxford, in the chapel where her shrine is also located. Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... An Abbess (Latin abbatissa, fem. ... Binsey is a small village just to the West of Oxford, in modern times encompassed within the ring-road. ... Love Among the Ruins, by Edward Burne-Jones. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

She is also known as Friðuswiþ (Frithuswith), Frevisse or Fris. In Old English, "Friðe" or Frith means "peace", and "swiþ" means "strength". Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

References

1. ^ St. Frideswide. Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.