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Eadsige
Archbishop of Canterbury
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
1050
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Eadsige (died 29 October 1050), was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1038 to 1050. He crowned Edward the Confessor as king of England in 1043.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Edward the Confessor Saint“He crowned Edward the Confessor as king of England in 1043.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- A Menology of England and Wales (Stanton) — 'At Canterbury, the deposition of St. Eadsin, Archbishop and Confessor' (29 October); the menology adds that Eadsin is also called Edsius and Edsige, died 1050.
- Wikidata Q2044904 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eadsige (CC BY-SA)
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