shrine of Edmund the Martyr

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The shrine of Edmund the Martyr is a medieval pilgrimage site in Bury St Edmunds dedicated to the veneration of King Edmund, an Anglo-Saxon ruler revered as a Christian martyr and saint.

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shrine of Edmund the Martyr canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian shrine
medieval religious site
pilgrimage site
associatedWith Bury St Edmunds Abbey
King Edmund of East Anglia
associatedWithDevotion protection of the realm
saintly kingship
associatedWithDiocese Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
associatedWithEvent martyrdom of Edmund of East Anglia
associatedWithFeastDay feast of St Edmund the Martyr
associatedWithInstitution Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
associatedWithOrder Benedictine monks
linked to: Benedictines
associatedWithTitle King of East Anglia
royal martyr
country England
culturalSignificance important medieval English cult centre
dedicatedTo Edmund the Martyr
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
devotionalFocus Christian martyrdom
royal sanctity
hasHeritage medieval monastic heritage
hasRelicOf Edmund the Martyr
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalStatus major shrine in medieval England
languageOfLiturgy Latin
linkedTo cult of royal saints in England
locatedIn Bury St Edmunds
England
Suffolk
United Kingdom
locatedInRegion East Anglia
locatedInTown Bury St Edmunds
namedAfter Edmund the Martyr
notableFor cult of Edmund the Martyr
medieval pilgrimage
partOf Bury St Edmunds Abbey complex
patronage Edmund the Martyr as patron saint of the site
pilgrimageType national pilgrimage site in medieval England
regional pilgrimage site
primaryFunction pilgrimage
veneration of relics
religion Christianity
veneratedSaint Edmund the Martyr

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Bury St Edmunds hasReligiousSignificance shrine of Edmund the Martyr