shrine of Edmund the Martyr

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The shrine of Edmund the Martyr is a medieval pilgrimage site in Bury St Edmunds dedicated to the veneration of King Edmund, an Anglo-Saxon ruler revered as a Christian martyr and saint.

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shrine of Edmund the Martyr canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian shrine ⓘ
medieval religious site ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
associatedWith Bury St Edmunds Abbey ⓘ
King Edmund of East Anglia ⓘ
associatedWithDevotion protection of the realm ⓘ
saintly kingship ⓘ
associatedWithDiocese Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich ⓘ
associatedWithEvent martyrdom of Edmund of East Anglia ⓘ
associatedWithFeastDay feast of St Edmund the Martyr ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Abbey of Bury St Edmunds ⓘ
associatedWithOrder Benedictine monks ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
associatedWithTitle King of East Anglia ⓘ
royal martyr ⓘ
country England ⓘ
culturalSignificance important medieval English cult centre ⓘ
dedicatedTo Edmund the Martyr ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
devotionalFocus Christian martyrdom ⓘ
royal sanctity ⓘ
hasHeritage medieval monastic heritage ⓘ
hasRelicOf Edmund the Martyr ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalStatus major shrine in medieval England ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Latin ⓘ
linkedTo cult of royal saints in England ⓘ
locatedIn Bury St Edmunds ⓘ
England ⓘ
Suffolk ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInRegion East Anglia ⓘ
locatedInTown Bury St Edmunds ⓘ
namedAfter Edmund the Martyr ⓘ
notableFor cult of Edmund the Martyr ⓘ
medieval pilgrimage ⓘ
partOf Bury St Edmunds Abbey complex ⓘ
patronage Edmund the Martyr as patron saint of the site ⓘ
pilgrimageType national pilgrimage site in medieval England ⓘ
regional pilgrimage site ⓘ
primaryFunction pilgrimage ⓘ
veneration of relics ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
veneratedSaint Edmund the Martyr ⓘ

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Bury St Edmunds → hasReligiousSignificance → shrine of Edmund the Martyr ⓘ