13 October. 1662 Book of Common Prayer: Translation of King Edward the Confessor

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 Edward the Confessor was regarded as the patron saint of England, until superseded by St. George in the 13th century.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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