About Saint Edmund the Martyr
Edmund was a ninth-century king of East Anglia killed during Viking invasion around 869. Contemporary evidence for his reign is limited, and familiar stories of capture, arrows, and beheading developed in later accounts. His early cult nevertheless remembered a young Christian ruler whose death under foreign conquest came to symbolize courage, justice, and fidelity.
Prayer
Pray with Saint Edmund the Martyr
God of courage, through Saint Edmund’s intercession, protect peoples facing invasion and leaders responsible for civilians in war. Keep us truthful about history, steadfast under threat, and free from hatred toward enemies. Amen.
