Eanswida loved Jesus and only wanted to live as His bride. She kindly refused to marry the pagan Prince of Northumbria as her father had wanted. He did not become angry with his daughter but rather let her become a nun as she had wanted.
Eanswida started a Benedictine convent and spent her life praying and doing penance. She is often shown in art as a nun, wearing a crown and holding a church or a fish.
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