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Question: What is St!. Edward the martyr the patron saint of!?
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Edward the Martyr was the first patron saint of England!. Edward's feast day is celebrated March 18th, the day of his murder!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

St!. Edward the Martyr
Feastday: March 18
Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar of England and his first wife, Ethelfleda who died shortly after her son's birth!. He was baptized by St!. Dunstan and became King in 975 on his father's death with the support of Dunstan but against the wishes of his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished the throne for her son Ethelred!. Edward ruled only three years when he was murdered on March 18 while hunting near Corfe Dastle, reportedly by adherents of Ethelred, though William of Malmesbury, the English historian of the twelfth century, said Elfrida was the actual murderer!. In the end, Elfrida was seized with remorse for her crime and, retiring from the world, she built the monasteries of Amesbury and Wherwell, in the latter of which she died!. Edward was a martyr only in the broad sense of one who suffers an unjust death, but his cultus was considerable, encouraged by the miracles reported from his tomb at Shaftesbury; His feast day is March 18 and still observed in the diocese of Plymouth!.
http://www!.catholic!.org/saints/saint!.php!.!.!.

Edit: The first English Saint was St!.Alban!.
St!. Alban
Feastday: June 22
St!. Alban was the first martyr of England, his own country (homeland)!. During a persecution of Christians, Alban, though a pagan, hid a priest in his house!. The priest made such a great impression on him that Alban received instructions and became a Christian himself!.

In the meantime, the governor had been told that the priest was hiding in Alban's house, and he sent his soldiers to capture him!. But Alban changed clothes with his guest, and gave himself up in his stead!. The judge was furious when he found out that the priest had escaped and he said to Alban, "You shall get the punishment he was to get unless you worship the gods!." The Saint answered that he would never worship those false gods again!. "To what family do you belong!?" demanded the judge!. "That does not concern you," said Alban!. "If you want to know my religion, I am a Christian!." Angrily the judge commanded him again to sacrifice to the gods at once!. "Your sacrifices are offered to devils," answered the Saint!. "They cannot help you or answer your requests!. The reward for such sacrifices is the everlasting punishment of Hell!."

Since he was getting nowhere, the judge had Alban whipped!. Then he commanded him to be beheaded!. On the way to the place of execution, the soldier who was to kill the Saint was converted himself, and he too, became a martyr!.
http://www!.catholic!.org/saints/saint!.php!.!.!.

In 2006 some Church of England clergy suggested that Alban should replace St George as the patron saint of England!. There have also been claims that he should be patron saint of Britain as a whole!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Edward's Feast Day is March 11, but I haven't yet found what he's the Patron of!. I'll edited this if I find it for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com