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A Library of History and Literature in English

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Candlemas

A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.

698

The Setting of Edith’s Star

Edith left behind her a distraught Archbishop Dunstan, but also a legacy of love for the suffering.

699

St Edith’s Rebuke

King Canute could not believe that his hard-living predecessor Edgar could father a saint.

700

St Edith’s Thumb

The way Edith kept tracing little crosses with her thumb made a great impression on Archbishop Dunstan.

701

The Character of St Edith of Wilton

Edith of Wilton may have been the daughter of King, but she did not behave like one in the Abbey or the town.

702

Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man

An austere Bishop of Winchester scolded St Edith for her comely nun’s habit, but the young woman’s eyes saw further than his.