Saint Edward The Confessor

Before Saint Edward was a king, he knew the meaning of hardship.   Evil and jealous men drove him out of England.  But some of the loyal, faithful people of England remembered him.  These loyal people wanted Saint Edward to come back to England, to be their King.

He heard their appeal and accepted.   Saint Edward was
forty years old when he accepted their plea to be King of England.

Saint Edward was called the Confessor because
he confessed proudly his belief in Jesus and as a Catholic.

He was one of the greatest Kings in England.

Instead of sitting on the throne, he walked the streets.
He was always talking with the people and asking them about their problems, and helping the people in England be happy. 
England under Saint Edward grew not only rich, but blissful.

He always prayed to Jesus.
Asking for guidance from the Son of God.
He ruled the country of England as Jesus wanted it ruled.

All true facts about Saint Edward during his term when he was the King of England: He was a king for twenty four years in England, there was not one war in that country. Every law he made for England was not only good, but beneficial for the people, the souls in England. Many sick people came to him, he would touch them and they were cured. He also loved the poor.  He used his own money to help the poor people out. Before he died he built the Westminster Abbey. The Westminster Abbey