The Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor |
Edward the Confessor was King of England 1042 - 1066. He built Westminster Abbey and was later made a saint because of his strong Christian faith. His shrine here became an important place of pilgrimage. Sick people would come and kneel in the recess around its base so as to be near the body of the saint. |
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St Edward's day is celebrated at Westminster Abbey as an important festival on 5th January. |
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Around the shrine are the tombs of five kings and four queens. |
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Shrine of King Richard II (1367 - 1400) and Queen Anne of Bohemia (1366 - 1394) |
Shrine of King Edward III, 1312 - 1377 |
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Shrine of Queen Eleanor of Castile 1244 - 1290 |
Shrine of King Henry III, 1207 - 1272 |
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