Frideswide, St (or St Fredeswitha) (died c. 735)

Anglo-Saxon patron saint of the city of Oxford, England. She founded and was abbess of the nunnery of St Mary's, on the site of Christ Church College. She was canonized in 1481; her feast day is 19 October. Her body lies in Christ Church cathedral, Oxford.

She was the daughter of the ealdorman Dida. She refused marriage with a Mercian noble, Algar, choosing instead a religious life.