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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Edmund of East Anglia Date And Artist Unknown Clerestory of Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Cambridge England
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Edmund of East Anglia Date And Artist Unknown Clerestory of Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Cambridge England

Saint Edmund of East Anglia

Also known as: Edmund the Martyr; King of the East Angles

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

November 20

Died

November 1, 20

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Edmund of East Anglia, also known as Edmund the Martyr, was a remarkable figure in both the religious and political history of England. Born around 841, probably in Nuremberg, Germany, he ascended to the throne of East Anglia at the tender age of 14. He was crowned on Christmas Day 855 by Bishop Saint Humbert of Elmham, receiving the responsibility of ruling his people with justice and dedication....