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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Edmund of East Anglia canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| 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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