Which saint is commemorated on this October 13?
In it Saints Today, 13 OctoberThe Catholic Church honors Saint Edward the Confessor, who was King of England between 1042 and 1066 and the last of the Wessex dynasty. After Cnut’s Danish conquest of England in 1016, Edward restored the power of the house. After his death, he was succeeded by Harald Godwinson, who was defeated by the Normans under William at the famous Battle of Hastings. Winner.
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Edward III, unsettled and son of Emma of Normandy, spent much of his youth outside of England, taking refuge in the home of his mother’s brothers, the Dukes of Brittany, because of Scandinavian dominance. After the death of her father and heir to the throne, her brother Edmund, her mother returned to England to marry the Danish king who had usurped the throne. When the latter died, the English offered the crown to Edward, who accepted it, although his mother betrayed him, wanting the throne to go to her son with the Dane.
Finally, Edward ascended the throne with the consent of the Danish king and the support of the English. At the age of 42, he married Edith, daughter of Earl Godwino, who at the time was his greatest threat. They had no children and, according to tradition, both chose to remain chaste out of devotion to God, which was a major factor in their later ordination.
Prayer St. Edward Ask for strength
Saint Edward, who showed us your devotion to God with patience, tenderness, and generosity. Ask for the grace to serve God by strengthening his kingdom through patient prayer and by helping our brothers in need.
Teach us to see in the present world the product of another without end, and to judge human events in terms of their eternal results.
Help us Lord! We are your disciples. Help us to be used by You to build up Your holy people, the Church! Help us to live with firm faith in You and witness spiritual deeds and charity in Your name.
To the only God who is our Savior, glory, majesty, sovereignty, and power, through Jesus Christ our Lord, ever, now, and forever.
Amen
Today’s Saints, October 13
Today’s Saints, October 13Also celebrate the following Onomastics:
- Saint Celidonia of Abruzzo
- Saint Florence of Thessalonica
- Saint Gerald of Sierges
- Saint Leophonus of Salagnac
- Coburn’s St. Lupentius
- Saint Romulus of Genoa
- Saint Simbert of Augsburg
- Saint Theophilus of Antioch
- San Venancio de Tours
- Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa
- Blessed Magdalena Panatieri
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