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  1. Jul 29, 2024 · St. Edmund the Martyr, also known as Edmund of East Anglia, was a king who ruled East Anglia from around 855 until his death on 20 November 869 1. He is remembered for his steadfast Christian faith and his martyrdom at the hands of Viking invaders.

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  3. Aug 15, 2024 · Stow, quoting a history of Edmund the Martyr, King of the East Angles, by Abbo Floriacensis, says that in 1010, when the Danes approached Bury St. Edmunds, Bishop Alwyn removed the body of the martyred king to St. Gregory's Church, near St. Paul's; and as it passed through Cripplegate, such was the blessed influence it diffused, that many lame ...

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  4. Aug 14, 2024 · His martyrom in Tyburn on December 1, 1581 sparked off a wave of conversions to Catholicism. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970. Saint of the day: St. Edmund Campion - Catholic News...

  5. Aug 14, 2024 · Given this heritage, it was no surprise the future saint became a priest. Using his confirmation name, Edmund, he served as a missionary from 1612 to 1622, when he was arrested and questioned by the Anglican bishop of Chester.

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  6. Aug 14, 2024 · Drawing of King Edmund the Martyr (Takamiya MS 136). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

  7. Aug 14, 2024 · Death and burial. Over the next months, Cnut conquered most of England, and Edmund had rejoined Æthelred to defend London when Æthelred died on 23 April 1016. The subsequent war between Edmund and Cnut ended in a decisive victory for Cnut at the Battle of Ashingdon on 18 October 1016.

  8. Aug 4, 2024 · Two or three years later (no time is given in the chronicle itself) they met and beat the forces of King Edmund of East Anglia. Then, according to the chronicle, King Edmund (later known as Edmund the Martyr), was captured, tied to a tree and whipped in order for him to renounce Christianity.

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