Edward the Confessor

noun

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

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Edward the Confessor

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	Saint. ?1002--66, king of England (1042--66); son of Ethelred II; founder of Westminster Abbey. Feast day: Oct 13

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