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|SaintName=Saint Edmund Rich | |SaintName=Saint Edmund Rich | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 16 | ||
|LiturgicalClass=III class | |||
|SaintBirthPlace=Abingdon, Berkshire, England | |SaintBirthPlace=Abingdon, Berkshire, England | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=51.6667, -1.2833 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=51.6667, -1.2833 | ||
|DeathPlace=Soissy-sur-Seine, Champagne, France | |DeathPlace=Soissy-sur-Seine, Champagne, France | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=48.3833, 3.7833 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=48.3833, 3.7833 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Consecration site | |NotableLabel5=Consecration site | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=51.4967, -0.1172 | |NotableCoordinates5=51.4967, -0.1172 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=England; France | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Canterbury]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate= | |CanonizationDate=1246 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Innocent IV | |Canonizer=Pope Innocent IV | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome | |CanonizationLocation=Rome | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Numerous healings at Pontigny shrine | |SaintMiracle1=Numerous healings at Pontigny shrine | ||
|Profession=Scholar; chancellor; archbishop | |Profession=Scholar; chancellor; archbishop | ||
|Patronage=Abingdon; Central Television Network; difficult marriages | |Patronage=Abingdon; Central Television Network; difficult marriages | ||
|Attributes=Mitre; crosier; book | |Attributes=Mitre; crosier; book | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Pontigny Abbey, Pontigny, France | |PrimaryShrine=Pontigny Abbey, Pontigny, France | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Church of England | |AdditionalVeneration=Church of England | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Edmund Rich''' (c. 1175 – 16 November 1240), also known as '''Saint Edmund of Abingdon''', was an English academic and prelate who served as Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] from 1233 until his death, renowned for his scholarly piety and advocacy for Church independence amid royal encroachments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Edmund Rich |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05294a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref> According to contemporary sources like Matthew Paris's chronicles, born in Abingdon, Berkshire, Edmund studied at Oxford and Paris, becoming a professor of mathematics and dialectics before ordination around 1200.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Edmund Rich |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3048 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref> He rose to Chancellor of Oxford (1224) and Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral (1229), elected archbishop in 1233 against King Henry III's opposition, where he enforced clerical discipline, mediated papal-royal conflicts, and lived ascetically, often in exile. | '''Saint Edmund Rich''' (c. 1175 – 16 November 1240), also known as '''Saint Edmund of Abingdon''', was an English academic and prelate who served as Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] from 1233 until his death, renowned for his scholarly piety and advocacy for Church independence amid royal encroachments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Edmund Rich |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05294a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref> According to contemporary sources like Matthew Paris's chronicles, born in Abingdon, Berkshire, Edmund studied at Oxford and Paris, becoming a professor of mathematics and dialectics before ordination around 1200.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Edmund Rich |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3048 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-13}}</ref> He rose to Chancellor of Oxford (1224) and Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral (1229), elected archbishop in 1233 against King Henry III's opposition, where he enforced clerical discipline, mediated papal-royal conflicts, and lived ascetically, often in exile. | ||