13 October 1247 A.D. King Henry III, Wildcat-Claim of a Relic, & Declaration of Indulgences
13 October 1247 A.D. King Henry III, Wildcat-Claim of a Relic, & Declaration of Indulgences Graves, Dan. “Mysterious Relic Brought to Westminster.” Christianity.com. Jun 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1201-1500/mysterious-relic-brought-to-westminster-11629836.html . Accessed 31 May 2014. King Henry III was very mysterious. An order he sent out instructed his nobles to assemble at Westminster Abbey on this day October 13, 1247. All the king would say was that he had "most agreeable news of a holy benefit recently conferred upon the English." The whole nation knew that Henry was strongly attached to the memory of Edward the Confessor. He had rebuilt Westminster abbey in his honor and asked the pope to include Edward in the calendar of saints. He had even named his own first son after Edward. Going beyond that, he issued instructions for his own body to be buried at the abbey. Curiosity drew many to the abbey (including...