death_date death_place birth_place attributes feast_day venerated_in patronage birth_date image article_title name
984 wilton abbey kemsing , kent learning , beauty 16 september anglican communion , roman catholic church wilton abbey 961 edith of wilton.jpg edith of wilton
 edith of wilton
edith of wilton

saint edith of wilton -lrb- 961-15 september 984 -rrb- -lrb- also known as eadgyth , her name in old english , or as editha or ediva , the latinised forms of her name -rrb- was an english nun , a daughter of king edgar of england -lrb- born 943 , died 975 ; ruled 959-975 -rrb- `` the peaceful '' .
she was born at kemsing , kent , in 961 .
following her death in 984 , she became the patron saint of her community at wilton abbey in wiltshire and churches were dedicated to her in wiltshire and in other parts of anglo-saxon england .
her biography was written by goscelin and her feast day is on 16 september .
