13 October. 1662 Book of Common Prayer: Translation of King Edward the Confessor
Translation of King
Edward the Confessor (reigned 1041-1066).
-- The commemoration is of the translation of his relics from the original
shrine in his own Abbey of Westminster (erected by the Conqueror), to a more
magnificent shrine in the Abbey under the auspices of Archbishop Becket, on
Oct. 13th, 1163. Edward the Confessor was regarded as the patron saint of
England, until superseded by St. George in the 13th century. -- October 13th.
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