Edward the Confessor

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(Biographies / Edward the Confessor, Saint (?1002-1066) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, RELIGION: saint) Saint. ?1002-66, king of England (1042-66); son of Ethelred II; founder of Westminster Abbey. Feast day: Oct. 13

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Edward the Confessor - son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)

Saint Edward the Confessor, St. Edward the Confessor

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