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Edward III Confessor
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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king of the Anglo-Saxons, was born in Oxfordshire in 1004, and died January 5, 1066. He was canonized by Pope Alexander III, and styled "Confessor" in the bull of canonization. The only ground for this was the fact that when, in 1044, he married Editha, daughter of earl Godwin, he informed her that he would make her his queen, but that she should not share his bed. He kept this unnatural vow, and for it, in spite of a licentious life, he was sainted by the Pope.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Edward III Confessor'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/edward-iii-confessor.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Edward III Confessor'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/edward-iii-confessor.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
