Saint Edmund the Martyr
English king killed by Viking invaders for refusing to give up his faith, and England's first patron saint.
Unknown artist, The Wilton Diptych (left panel: Saints Edmund, Edward the Confessor and John the Baptist with Richard II), c. 1395–99 · National Gallery, London (public domain)
Who was Saint Edmund the Martyr?
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St. Edmund, faithful to the end, give me courage to stand firm in my faith. Amen.
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