King Edmund of East Anglia

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King Edmund of East Anglia was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon monarch venerated as a Christian martyr and later saint after his death during the Viking invasions of England.

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King Edmund of East Anglia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century ruler
Anglo-Saxon monarch
Christian martyr
afterlifeStatus canonized saint
associatedWith Christian kingship in Anglo-Saxon England
Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed by Vikings
centuryOfActivity 9th century
chronologicalContext Viking Age in England NERFINISHED
commemoratedIn Christian hagiography
medieval English cult of saints
country Kingdom of East Anglia NERFINISHED
deathContext Viking conquest of East Anglia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
givenName Edmund NERFINISHED
hasCultCenter Bury St Edmunds NERFINISHED
hasQuality Christian piety
royal martyr
hasTitle King
Saint Edmund NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early medieval England
languageOfUse Old English
mannerOfDeath execution
notableFor death at the hands of Viking invaders
resistance to Viking invasions of England
partOf history of Anglo-Saxon England
history of East Anglia
patronage East Anglia NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of East Anglia NERFINISHED
region East Anglia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
roleIn defense of Christian England against Vikings
sexOrGender male
veneratedAs martyr
saint
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Great Heathen Army killedRuler King Edmund of East Anglia