Saint Edward the Martyr

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Shaftesbury_Abbey
Royalty
Religious reform
Sainthood
Dynastic struggles
Christian_martyrdom
Royal_lineage
gptkbp:born c. 962
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Shaftesbury_Abbey
gptkbp:celebratedIn Liturgical texts
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Martyr_for_faith
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for literature
gptkbp:depictedIn Stained glass windows
Various artworks
gptkbp:depicts Saint_Edward_the_Martyr_in_art
gptkbp:died 18 March 978
gptkbp:father Edmund I
gptkbp:feastDay 18 March
gptkbp:historicalContext Late 10th century England
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_monarch
gptkbp:historicalImpact Legacy_of_martyrdom_in_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of piety and virtue
First English king to be canonized
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Edward the Martyr
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent_English_kings
Religious_practices_in_England
Cultural_identity_of_England
Art_and_literature_in_medieval_England
gptkbp:influencedBy Political strife of the time
Christian_teachings
gptkbp:knownFor Martyrdom
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_English_monarchy
gptkbp:mother Aldgitha
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Corfe_Castle
Murder
gptkbp:predecessor Edmund I
gptkbp:recognizedBy Pope
gptkbp:reign gptkb:King_of_England
gptkb:Shaftesbury_Abbey
975-978
gptkbp:relatedTo Saints of England
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:symbol Martyrdom
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_the_English
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church