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Eadsige

Archbishop of Canterbury

SaintPre-congregation
Born
unknown
Died
1050
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Eadsige (died 29 October 1050), was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1038 to 1050. He crowned Edward the Confessor as king of England in 1043.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

  • Edward the Confessor Saint
    “He crowned Edward the Confessor as king of England in 1043.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q2044904 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Eadsige (CC BY-SA)

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