St Edmund

Edmund was made a King in England when he was only 14 years old. He tried to rule the land the way that God would have wanted. When Vikings invaded his land to take it over, King Edmund tried to fight them but he could not win. The Viking leader captured King Edmund and tried to make him say that he did not believe in God, but King Edmund never rejected God. Even when he was being killed, he called out to Jesus in faith, telling everyone that he believed in Jesus. He was first whipped like Jesus was, then they pierced him with arrows like St. Sebastian, the first martyr of the Church, and then he was beheaded like John the Baptist. The whole time, King Edmund called out to Jesus and told everyone he believed in Jesus no matter what. He died a martyr because of his great faith in Jesus.