Eanswythe, The Patron Saint of Folkestone, was finally laid to rest at St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church in Folkestone where her remains, found hidden in the Chancel Wall in 1885, were studied in 2020.

Eanswythe, The Patron Saint of Folkestone, was finally laid to rest at St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church in Folkestone where her remains, found hidden in the Chancel Wall in 1885, were studied in 2020.

by | Apr 29, 2025 | St Eanswythe

(Image by Mark Hourahane) Scientists removed the bones from the church wall in 2020 for carbon dating, and it was confirmed that they were those of St Eanswythe – one of the earliest English saints. The 7th century Anglo-Saxon princess, Saint Eanswythe, is...