{{Short description|Saxon princess and saint}} '''St. Edwen''' was a 7th-century Saxon princess and saint. She is believed to have been the virgin daughter or niece of King Edwin of Northumbria, whose conversion to Christianity in 627 was contested by his lords.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Book of Welsh Saints|last=Breverton|first=T. D.|publisher=Glyndwyr Publishing|year=2000|isbn=1-903529-01-8|location=|pages=221}}</ref> St. Edwen is thought to have grown up in the court of King Cadfan of North Wales, in Caerseiont (Caernarfon)<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Dictionary of Saintly Women, Vol. 1|last=Dunbar|first=Agnes Baillie Cunninghame|publisher=Bell|year=1904|isbn=|location=London|pages=253}}</ref> and is credited for founding a church in 640 on the site of the current St. Edwen's Church in Llanedwen, Anglesey, Wales.<ref>{{Cite book|title=An essay on the Welsh saints or the primitive Christians|last=Rees|first=Rice|publisher=Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman|year=1836|isbn=|location=London|pages=302}}</ref> Her feast day is November 6.<ref name=":0" />
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Category:Ancient Christian female saints Category:Saxon princesses Category:History of Northumberland Category:History of Caernarfonshire
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