Talk:Edward the Martyr
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Why was he a Saint, what religious qulifications did he have or what good did he perform or bring about? These are unanswered questions.
St Edward redirects here. Was Edward the Confessor also canonised? fr: seems to believe he was-- fr:Édouard le Confesseur "et le fait d'être ensuite sanctifié". Marnanel 00:47, Apr 27, 2004 (UTC)
- Edward the Confessor was canonized in 1161. -Nunh-huh 00:55, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Under the section: "Motive and details of his murder" there is a quote: "King Edward, 'was a young man...'" that lacks any sort of attribution. I assume that since it is contained in quotation marks and is an opinionated statement that it is meant to inform the reader of a notable individual's opinion. Without a source for the quotation, however, it becomes difficult to judge what it is supposed to represent. -Chris 02:19, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Why in the world were his remains deposited with an Orthodox church? Or was the finder Orthodox? --Michael K. Smith 19:30, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
Can anyone confirm that his remains are with the church? It is often said (even by serious historians) that his relics are kept in a vault in the Midland Bank in Croydon because of an unresolved dispute about which of two churches should have them. Richard75 19:32, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Parish of St Edward Athelhampton Dorset
Some additional information for consideration:
In 1997, the former Anglican parish church of St Andrew, Athelhampton, near Dorchester,Dorset (south-western England) with the generous cooperation of the proprietor of Athelhampton House and Estate (Mr. Patrick Cooke), was re-dedicated to St. Edward, King and Martyr,for use by a newly-founded Antiochian Orthodox community.The congregation, coming from a wide area of Dorset (and even beyond the borders of Devon, Somerset and Hampshire)has continued to worship at St Edward's Church since then, and in September 2006 celebrated its forthcoming 10th anniversary. During that 10-year period there have been three parish priests: the first, and founder of the parish, Father John Colin Nield served until his death in 2001; he was succeeded by Fr. Chrysostom MacDonnell who served from 2001 until the end of 2005 when he became parish priest of the newly-re-dedicated St Dunstan of Canterbury Church (formerly St Osmund's C. of E.) in Parkstone, a suburb of Poole, Dorset; immediately following Fr. Chrysostom's new appointment, Fr. Deacon David Harris, who until three years beforehand had been a Reader in St Edward's, was ordained priest by Bishop Kallistos Ware (standing in for Metropolitan Gabriel, Bishop of the Antiochian Diocese of Western and Central Europe, who resides in Paris, France, and is elderly and was unwell at the time) and continues to serve the community today. Each of these three priests has been a native English speaker, and indeed each was formerly an Anglican priest. St Edward, King and Martyr is the Patron Saint of this church and community and his gloriously-painted icon has a prominent place close to the iconostasis.The Divine Liturgy is served in English each Sunday at 10 a.m. throughout the year. Additional services are also held according to the church season. The present parish priest and his wife, Lesley, live in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Contact details are available from the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery website at this address:www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/diocese.
Geoffbh 14:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
