St Edward

Edward was born a prince to King Ethelred III and Queen Emma of England.  Queen Emma was from Normandy, France.  When Prince Edward was 10 years old, Denmark invaded England and they kicked the King and Queen from their thrones.  Edward went to Normandy, France, with his mother to be kept safe until things got better in England.  He spent many years in Normandy and was told of the struggles that England was experiencing, because so many people wanted England to increase their power.  After Edward’s father died, his mother returned to England and married the Prince of Denmark, who had invaded England; this made him the King of England and Edward’s mother the Queen of England once again.  This also meant that Edward was now an heir to the throne again and, when the new King of England died, Edward became King.  He ruled England peacefully because he had learned as a young boy that wanting too much power would end up hurting people.  He stopped taxing the people of England so much and gave to the poor, and he changed laws to make sure that all the people of England were well taken care of. He also built St. Peter’s Abbey and spent a lot of his time focused on God.  After his death, King Edward’s body was placed in a tomb in St. Peter’s Abbey, and many sick people came to touch his body and were healed of their illness.  His body is believed to be incorruptible!