Saint Elswith

Also known as

• Etheldwitha
• Ealsitha

Memorial

• 20 July

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A queen, married to King Alfred the Great of West Saxons. Widow. Nun at a convent she had founded in Winchester, England.

Died

• 903

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Elswith“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 January 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>