File:St Edith of Polesworth, Orton-on-the-Hill, Leics - geograph.org.uk - 388161.jpg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to navigation Jump to search Morgan, N. J., iii (Henry Bradshaw Society cxxiii, 2018), 107–8Google Scholar. You will then need to navigate back to this page using the County Index. Abbess of Polesworth. 31 A. W. S. Sargent, ‘Lichfield and the lands of St Chad’, unpubl. Notable ancestors includeAlfred the … North Riding), the site of a celebrated Northumbrian monastery, was formerly known in Old English as ‘Streanaeshalch’. 44 Dugdale, Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656 edn, 809. 79 William Salt Library, Stafford, M 6/1. 38–40Google Scholar. If your server supports frames, link here. Venerated at Polesworth (Warws.) 74 HMSO, Calendar of inquisitions post mortem, iii, London 1912, 19, no. 89 They headed the list of charter witnesses: ms Lansdowne 447 [‘Book of Sir Richard St George, Clarenceux king of arms, 1624’], fo. For what may have been Polesworth's earlier name see below. 55v. Edith was de dochter van koning Egbert van Wessex, een zuster van koning Aethelwulf en de tante van Alfred de Grote. Total loading time: 0.281 Mynors, R. A. 5) and there is some uncertainty whether Polesworth or Tamworth was the saint's burial-place. 3851Google Scholar. Nigel Morgan is thanked for drawing my attention to these manuscripts. 20 Nova legenda Anglie, ed. iii, London 1970, 315Google Scholar (list of deans). 39 Coates, R., ‘Worthy of great respect’, Journal of the English Place-Name Society xliv (2013), 36–43Google Scholar (with discussion of Tamworth and a ‘Northworthy’ near Repton [Derbs. 18Google Scholar. 38 ‘Archaeological excavations at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire, 2011–2013’ (MOLA, Northampton, Report 15/31, 2015), esp. 1846, ii. For native Englishmen and women adopting such biblical names see Thomas, H. M., The English and the Normans: ethnic hostility, assimilation, and identity, 1066–c. TheRetroGuy 10:36, 7 June 2010 (UTC) External links modified. Hitched the viking lord Sihtric of Northumbria at York in 925. widower in 926. 306Google Scholar. ). 71 Christina of Markyate, another female religious leader who took a ‘biblical’ name, was certainly English. Worthenbury Road. Dec. 30, 2020. She married viking king Sihtric at York in 925, and when he died the next year, she became a Benedictine nun at Polesworth, Warwickshire, where she was noted for her holiness and may have become Abbess. 8, mem. 113 TNA, PROB 11/17, John Ferrers (1513). Sawyer, P. H. (Anglo-Saxon Charters ii, 1979), 53–6, no. She was half-sister of … St Edith of Polesworth, Shocklach, Church of England Cheshire genealogy. View all Google Scholar citations iii. 16, mem. 95 HMSO, Calendar of patent rolls, 1247–58, London 1908, 274Google Scholar. 107 Dockray-Miller, Saints Edith and Æthelthryth, 78–9, lines 648–9. 96 Lawson, J. (ed. "newCiteModal": false 22 Geoffrey of Burton: life and miracles of St Modwenna, ed. }, Keele University/VCH Staffordshire, William Salt Library, Eastgate Street, StaffordST16 1LZ; e-mail: n.j.tringham@keele.ac.uk, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022046919000678. Sitelinks. 414–19; iii. 77 HMSO, Calendar of inquisitions miscellaneous (Chancery), i, London 1916, 105, no. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited. Ontdek de verspreiding hiervan en vind zo uw voorouders. 10 For a study see Rollason, D. W., ‘Lists of saints’ resting-places in Anglo-Saxon England’, Anglo-Saxon England vii (1978), 61–93CrossRefGoogle Scholar, reference to Edith at p. 90. 11 Liebermann, F., Die Heiligen Englands, Hannover 1889, 13–14, no. 9 BL, ms Add. Stay up to date with the latest news, information, and special offers. ), some 3½ miles south-east of Tamworth, and after her death, which probably occurred in the 960s, she was revered as a saint. ), VCH Staffs. Show the volunteers who bring you reliable, Catholic information that their work matters. 93 The latter two churches have been claimed to lie on a ‘pilgrims’ way’ along Watling Street, east and west of Polesworth: Kirk, K. E., Church dedications of the Oxford diocese, Oxford 1946, 65–6 and map facing p. 86Google Scholar. 1220, Oxford 2003, 207CrossRefGoogle Scholar. (Henry Bradshaw Society cxx, 2013), 25–6, 91–2Google Scholar (as ‘Edith’, but evidently the Polesworth saint rather than Edith of Wilton; she again appears after Milburg and also Werburh, with Modwen a few entries earlier in the list). 13, mem. Possibly the site of the chapel of medieval origin associated with a nunnery. ), VCH Shrops., x, Oxford 1998, 332Google Scholar. 11, mem. 37 Current Archaeology, May 2014. 21 Dockray-Miller, M., Saints Edith and Æthelthryth: princesses, miracle workers, and their late medieval audience: the Wilton Chronicle and the Wilton Life of St Æthelthryth, Turnhout 2009, 78–9CrossRefGoogle Scholar, lines 639–47. 43Google Scholar. in the late Anglo-Saxon period, the identity of St Edith remains uncertain, with medieval chroniclers suggesting various candidates, but she is likely to have been a seventh-century Mercian princess, perhaps also connected with a church near Louth (Lincs. ), VCH Staffs. p. 11, witnessed by Robert Marmion (d. by 1181) and several members of the Somerville family. She may also have been the sister of King Edgar and aunt of St. Edith of Wilton; or possibly these were two different woman of Polesworth. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law. If you donate just $5.00, or whatever you can, Catholic Online could keep thriving for years. WikiTree person ID. St Edith of Polesworth Office Address: The contact data we hold for St Edith of Polesworth, Orton-on-the-Hill is awaiting verification. 140–1, 145–8Google Scholar. 28v [modern pencil foliation], printed in Palmer, History of the baronial family of Marmion, 37. 97 ms Dugdale 12, p. 8. * Views captured on Cambridge Core between 01st August 2019 - 25th January 2021. xx. 14 (citing and commenting on The Durham Liber Vitae, ed. 50000 (‘Oscott psalter’), fo. For a discussion of the text see Rollason, ‘Lists of saints’ resting places’, 70–2, and Butler, L., ‘Two twelfth-century lists of saints’ resting places’, Analecta Bollandiana cv (1987), 87–103 at pp. Sigtric died the following year. The area has a long association with mining, and there is a Polesworth Poetry Trail. xxviii–xxix; Sargent, ‘Misplaced miracle’, 4. Venerated at Polesworth (Warws.) 33 Sargent, ‘Misplaced miracle’, 15. The date was confirmed later by dendrochronological analysis: personal communication from Mr Meeson. 35 Ibid. Church History. 4 (feast day); and Henry VII no 5. 29 Sargent, ‘Misplaced miracle’, esp. 24 Life and miracles of St Modwenna, 86–7, ch. 7 Meeson, R. A., ‘The timber frame of the hall at Tamworth castle, Staffordshire, and its context’, Archaeological Journal cxl (1983), 329–40CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Media in category "St Edith of Polesworth, Orton-on-the-Hill" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Roger also gave the nuns some land: ibid. 447. Transport systems see the A5 run close by, whilst both the River Anker and Coventry Canal run through the village. Bristol also had a church dedicated to St Werburh, the Mercian connection perhaps dating from when Æthelflæd and her husband moved another saint's relics to Gloucester in 909. 4 (‘sancte Aedithe virginis’). Stumpy Spire - geograph.org.uk - 285485.jpg 504 × 640; 48 KB 50 BL, ms Lansdowne 447 [‘Book of Sir Richard St George, Clarenceux king of arms, 1624’], fo. ONLY THREE PROPERTIES REMAINING! Prezi’s Big Ideas 2021: Expert advice for the new year; Dec. 15, 2020. See also the account in Midgley, L. M. Edith (d. 871)Abbess of Pellesworth. 1 Site of The Hermitage, Polesworth. Gould, Jim. Bartlett, R., Oxford 2002, pp. 468. "shouldUseHypothesis": true, 51 The present author intends to explore this topic in another article. Under Dunstan's direction, Edgar did penance for this crime by not wearing his crown for seven years. 92 For a list of churches given for each saint see Arnold-Forster, F., Studies in church dedications, London 1899, ii. 29Google Scholar; translation at pp. 359Google Scholar. Paul Everson is thanked for his comments on this site and for drawing attention to its similarity with Polesworth. Edith_of_Polesworth_(1) 0 references. 110 Valor Ecclesiasticus, iii, London 1817, 77–8, 148Google Scholar. 75 Matthew Paris, Chronica majora, i. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, © Copyright 2021 Catholic Online. "figures": false, 85 SRO, D. 593/A/1/22/10 (‘Edihtmedewe’). She married viking king Sihtric at York in 925, and when he died the next year, she became a Benedictine nun at Polesworth, Warwickshire, where she was noted for her holiness and may have become Abbess. Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. St Edith's dates almost entirely from the 14th century, but the tower and clerestory are from about a century later. iv, London 1958, 98Google Scholar (and Edelina's family at p. 93). 91 English saints in the medieval liturgies of Scandinavian churches, ed. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person’s profile. ), VCH Shrops., ii, Oxford 1973, 38–50, esp. Edith is also mentioned in a discussion of the putative pre-Conquest religious communities at Polesworth and Tamworth: Foot, S., Veiled women, II: Female religious communities in England, 871–1066, Aldershot 2000, 139–42, 191–6Google Scholar. Rollason, D. and Rollason, L., London 2007, i. 0 references . 114 Warwickshire County Record Office, HR 0109/4, Wilnecote manor court, 8 Apr. 227. 30 Rollason, ‘List of saints’ resting-places’, 63–4, 68. Zo is het niet duidelijk of zij wanner zij werd geboren. 66 Andrew Sargent and David Roffe are thanked for their comments on this matter. Blog. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. She married Sitric Cáech (c890-927) 926 JL . (ed. St Edithas Walk St Edithas Walk, High Street, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1DU. Buried at Polesworth, where miracles were still being recorded in the thirteenth century, and perhaps with relics in the collegiate church at nearby Tamworth, her cult was very localised, with only a few outliers elsewhere in the Midlands, probably linked to the Marmion family, lords of Tamworth castle and the founders in the mid twelfth-century of a female religious house at Polesworth. Catholic Online is a Project of Your Catholic Voice Foundation, a Not-for-Profit Corporation. 13 Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, ‘D’, s.a. 925 (recte 926). 19 Wilmart, A., ‘La Légende de Ste Édith en prose et vers par le moine Goscelin’, Analecta Bollandiana lvi (1938), 5–101 at p. 13CrossRefGoogle Scholar. wordt genoemd; anderen echter menen na 962. 129v. 94–9Google Scholar. 25 Kirby, D. P., The earliest English kings, London 1991, 191Google Scholar. TheRetroGuy 13:52, 6 June 2010 (UTC) Just an update to say this topic has been resolved . Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. 101 Polesworth's association with Cluny will be discussed by the present writer in an article on the abbey's foundation. Most people donate because Catholic Online is useful. 482; ix, London 1916, 224, no. St Edith of Polesworth: If you have arrived here from a search engine, this site uses frames. 18–19Google Scholar. A. 16 Roger of Wendover, Flores historiarum, ed. 28v [modern pencil foliation], printed in Palmer, C. F. R., History of the baronial family of Marmion, Tamworth 1875, 37Google Scholar. B., ‘The dedication of St Edith's Pulverbatch’, Shropshire History and Archaeology: Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society lxxvi (2001), 78Google Scholar. Two courts, in 1289 and 1292, are dated after a feast day in early November, evidently the translation of St Edith of Wilton on 3 November: Farmer, D. H., The Oxford dictionary of saints, 2nd edn, Oxford 1987, 130Google Scholar. Explore Churches. Saint of the Day for Monday, Jan 25th, 2021, 7 Morning Prayers you need to get your day started with God. ], ‘The origins and early development of St Editha's church, Tamworth’, Transactions of the Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society xlviii (2015), 15–40Google Scholar. Saint Edith of Polesworth and Tamworth in Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society (). 99 The rest of this paragraph is based on M. M. Chibnall's account of the house in Gaydon, A. T. 56 The effigy was not on the table-top when drawn by William Dugdale for his Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656 edn), 804, and must have been placed on it at some later date, having been moved from elsewhere in the church. 447 (giving the Ides of July). If you are one of our rare donors, you have our gratitude and we warmly thank you. 98 Baugh, G. C. For Emma see VCH Shrops., viii. Wessex-296. 295. 52 For transcripts of original charters see ms Dugdale 12, pp. 42 Styles, T., ‘Whitby revisited: Bede's explanation of Streanaeshalch’, Nomina xxi (1998), 133–48, esp. St Edith's dates almost entirely from the 14th century, but the tower and clerestory are from about a century later. Edith became a nun at Polesworth, and died in the monastery she built at Tamworth. 527–8Google Scholar. Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s ) is an obscure Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia. The exterior : Triple-decker pulpit : The nave looking east with box-pews. "metricsAbstractViews": false, Whether Orton-on-the-Hill: St Edith of Polesworth, Orton on the Hill is your nearest parish church or if you have another familial connection with it, we'd love to hear from you to … B., Thomson, R. M. and Winterbottom, M., Oxford 1998, ii. Feature Flags: { 199, § 126Google Scholar. 27 (1987): 35-38. 1Google Scholar. (ed. An earlier seal of the thirteenth century depicts the saint as abbess with a staff in her left hand and her right hand in blessing: ms Dugdale 12, p. 18 (trick accompanying transcript of a charter of Abbess Muriel: 1221 x 1234); BL, Egerton Charter, 457 (charter of Abbess Aubrey, 1285) = Birch, Catalogue, 705, no. Any thoughts? 82 The Library of Birmingham, Wolfson Centre, ms 3669/506523; BL, ms Add. 76 Court rolls survive from the later thirteenth century: Keele University Library, Special Collections. 61 The post-Conquest borough was divided between Staffordshire and Warwickshire (as was the parish), with the church in the former and the castle in the latter. Keele 2012, 130–1. 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