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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Edward The Martyr Date Unknown Artist Unknown
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Edward The Martyr Date Unknown Artist Unknown

Saint Edward The Martyr

Also known as: Edward II

Saint
Martyr
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

March 18

Died

March 1, 18

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Edward the Martyr, also known as Edward II, was born in 962 as the eldest son of King Edgar the Peaceful and his wife, Æthelflæd. Upon his father's death in 975, a disputed succession arose between Edward and his half-brother Æthelred, who was the son of King Edgar and his stepmother, Ælfthryth. Despite the controversy, Edward was chosen to be the King of England at the tender age of 13....