St Edward the Confessor, King of England. 10 Facts you may or may not known about our English Regal Saint who's feast day we celebrate today. (October 13th)
St Edward the Confessor, King of England. 10 Facts you may or may not known about our English Regal Saint who's feast day we celebrate today. (October 13th)
1. He died in 1066 just before the bit in British history we are all rather familiar with. His funeral is depicted on the Bayeux tapestry (photo 1)
2. He was one of Britain's national saints until George came along. (Photo 2 from the Wilton Triptych)
3. His Feast day today is also celebrated in the Church of England
4. He was crowned at Winchester Cathedral
5. He was called Edward the Confessor to distingiush him from a former King Edward the Martyr
6. The Major building project of his reign was Westminster Abbey (not the same one now standing) but his relics are still housed at the current Abbey. (photo 3)
7. Only king of England to be canonised
8. He was quite an unlikely saint and there was a question whether the prior of Westminster campaigned for his sainthood to boost the fortune of Westminster Abbey
9. His marriage to Edith of Wessex produced no children but was Edward celibate? (Photo 4)
10. Patron saint of difficult marriages
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