Category:Saint Edmund

Saint Edmund the Martyr Reign: 25 December 855 (traditionally) – 20 November 869 (or 870) Born: by tradition 841 Died: killed in battle 20 November 869 Predecessor: Ethelweard Successor: Oswald Royal House: unknown Father: possibly Æthelweard Religious beliefs: Catholic Major shrine: Bury St Edmunds, destroyed Feast: 20 November Attributes: crowned and robed as a king; holding a scepter, orb, arrow, or a sword Patronage: kings, pandemics, the Roman Catholic diocese of East Anglia, Douai Abbey