St edward the confessor

Learn fun facts about St. Edward the Confessor. All facts are in comic strip style.

Edward was born in 1003. He was the last Saxon king to rule (for more than a few months) in England. He is called "Edward the Confessor" to distinguish him from another King of England, Edward the Martyr (c962-979), who was assassinated (presumably by someone who wished to place Edward's younger half-brother on the throne), and who came to be regarded, on doubtful grounds, as a martyr for the faith. In Christian biographies, the term "confessor" is often used to denote someone who has born…

Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.

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April 3 1043 Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England. Elected by popular acclamation, Edward (known as "the Confessor" for his piety) had Norman sympathies and had supposedly named William the Conqueror his successor, before choosing Harold Godwinson on his death-bed.

A brave holy knight who rescued a fair maiden from a dragon is England's patron saint. But are we getting our Georges mixed up? Was he a man of peace or a figurehead of the Crusaders?

St. Edward the Confessor St. Edward’s Church

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Westminster Abbey Coat of Arms - including the shield of St Edward the Confessor.

St. Edward the Confessor - Feast October 13