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The church of Edward the Confessor at Westminster by J.A.Robinson, Archaeologia, 1910. Recent discoveries in the nave of Westminster Abbey [foundations of the Confessor's church] by L.E. Tanner & A. Clapham, Archaeologia 1933. The pavement in the chapel of St Edward...by Tim Tatton-Brown, Journal of the British Archaeological Association 153, 2000
Edward was canonized by Pope Alexander III in 1161. When his fervent admirer, Henry III, rebuilt Westminster Abbey in the thirteenth century, the Confessor's body was translated to a magnificent shrine which became the centerpiece of the new building. Henry III himself, along with his brother, Richard, Earl of Cornwall and his two sons helped ...
The shrine of Saint Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey remains where it was after the final translation of his body to a chapel east of the sanctuary on 13 October 1269 by Henry III. The day of his translation, 13 October (his first translation had also been on that date in 1163), is an optional memorial in the Catholic dioceses of ...
Jan 28, 2020 · Edward the Confessor, also known as Saint Edward the Confessor, reigned as king of England from 1042 to 1066 CE. Edward was reliant on the powerful Godwine (aka Godwin) family to keep his kingdom together but his achievements included a relatively peaceful reign in a turbulent century for England and the foundation of Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey continued to be used as a coronation site, but after Edward the Confessor, no monarchs were buried there until Henry III began to rebuild it in the Gothic style. Henry III wanted it built as a shrine to venerate Edward, to match great French churches such as Rheims Cathedral and Sainte-Chapelle , [22] and as a burial place for ...
