Nov 222012
![[painting of Saint Edmund]](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainte08.jpg "24kb jpg detail from the Wilton Diptych of Richard II of England with his patron saints by an unknown French master, 1395, tempera on oak panel, National Gallery, London, England")
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King of East Anglia, born probably Nuremberg, Germany, c.840; died Hoxne, England, 870. He was crowned King of East Anglia, 855. Refusing, because of his faith, to accept the terms of the Danish invaders, Hingvar and Hubba, he was beaten with cudgels, pierced with arrows, and beheaded. Emblems: an arrow, and sword. His relics were preserved at Abbey of Saint Edmundsbury. Feast, 20 November.
MLA Citation
- “Saint Edmund the Martyr”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 November 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/new-catholic-dictionary-saint-edmund-the-martyr/>