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Definition of St. Edward the Confessor
1. Noun. Son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066).
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Edward The Confessor
Literary usage of St. Edward the Confessor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... and that of the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey was laid, and the shrine of St.
Edward the Confessor, with its inlaid mosaic, was executed. ..."
2. Londiniana: Or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis: Including by Edward Wedlake Brayley (1829)
"... WESTMINSTER ABBEY, HISTORICAL FRIEZE IN THE CHAPEL OF St. Edward the Confessor.
St. Edward the Confessor's Chapel is separated from the Choir ..."
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