Talk:St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone

Vital dates
Eanswith gives the saint's vital dates as c. 630 to c. 650. This is in accord with Eanswith being the daughter of Emma. This article however puts her death at 640 when she would have been 10. She is reputed to have founded the nunnery in her teens, and the skeleton that was found recently was of a 17-21 year-old female. I think the confusion has arisen from king Eadbald of Kent's death in 640. If her dates are indeed 630-650 then Hartlepool Abbey ruled over in the first instance by Hieu has a prior claim, if one accepts a double house as inclusive of a nunnery. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 16:01, 8 March 2020 (UTC)