Edward the Confessor

noun

1. Saint, 1002?–66, English king 1042–66: founder of Westminster Abbey.

Edward the Confessor

noun

1. Edward the Confessor, Saint?10021066MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary rulerRELIGION: saint Saint. ?1002–66, king of England (1042–66); son of Ethelred II; founder of Westminster Abbey. Feast day: Oct 13

Example Sentences

Even Mahony didn’t have a case as preposterous as that of John Lenihan, a popular priest at St. Edward the Confessor in Dana Point.

From Los Angeles Times

He set his sights on being crowned in the new Abbey Church that Edward the Confessor had built beside his Palace at Westminster.

From BBC

It replaced an original crown believed to date back to the 11th century Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor.

From Reuters

The dove one — Edward the Confessor’s symbol — is nice enough, but that scepter with the cross will knock your eye out.

From Los Angeles Times

The crown is named after a much earlier version made for the Anglo-Saxon king and saint, Edward the Confessor, and said to have been used at coronations after 1220 until Cromwell had it melted down.

From BBC