![[Saint Edmund Rich]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-edmund-rich/saint-edmund-rich.jpg "detail of a photograph of a stained glass depiction of Saint Edmund Rich, Saint Michael's Church, Oxford, England; believed to be the oldest glass in Oxford; photographed by, and swiped with permission from the flickr.com account of Brother Lawrence Lew, OP")
Also known as
- Edme of Abingdon
- Edmund of Abingdon
- Edmund of Canterbury
Profile
Born to a wealthy and pious family, the son of Reinald and Mabel Rich; his father retired to become a monk, his two sisters became nuns. Studied at Oxford, England, and Paris, France. At Oxford he received a vision of the Child Christ. Priest. Professor of art, mathematics, philosophy and theology at Oxford. Known for his scholarship, piety, and skill as a preacher and writer. Canon of Salisbury, England in 1222. Preached the Sixth Crusade in England in 1227. Consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury, England on 2 April 1234. Advisor to King Henry III. Presided over Henry’s ratification of the Magna Carta in 1237. Assisted in his public dealings by Saint Richard of Chichester. Prevented civil war in Wales. His support for monastic discipline put him in conflict with his own order, King Henry III, and the papal legate. He died while on a trip to Rome to gain the support of the Pope.
Born
- 20 November 1175 at Abingdon, Berkshire, England
- 16 November 1240 at Soissy, Burgundy, France of natural causes
- interred at Pontigny, France
- shrine behind the high altar in the Cistercian abbey at Pontigny
- 1247 by Pope Innocent IV
- Abingdon, England
- Portsmouth, England, diocese of
- archbishop making a vow before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- embracing the Child Jesus
- placing a ring on the finger of a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- receiving a lamb from the Blessed Virgin Mary
- with Saint Richard of Chichester
- with Saint Thomas a Becket
Works
- Speculum Ecclesiae (Mirror of the Church)
- Provincial Constitutions
Additional Information
- Berkshire History
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Britannia Biographies
- Brother Lawrence Lew, OP
- Brother Lawrence Lew, OP
- Brother Lawrence Lew, OP
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Early British Kingdoms
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Golden Legend
- Katherine Rabenstein
- Kirken i Norge
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Pictorial Lives of the Saints
- Saint Edmund Parish, Oak Park, Illinois
Readings
I have sought nothing else but you, O God. - Saint Edmund on his death bed
MLA Citation
- “Saint Edmund Rich“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>