Overview
- St. Edward the Confessor is honored today, recognized as king of England from 1042 to 1066 and often counted among the final Anglo-Saxon rulers of the House of Wessex.
- Born to Aethelred II and Emma of Normandy, Edward succeeded Harthacnut and was followed by Harold Godwinson, who was killed later in 1066 at Hastings by Norman forces under William the Conqueror.
- The calendar also commemorates St. Chelidonia of Abruzzo, a Benedictine hermit who lived in a cave near Subiaco, made a pilgrimage to Rome, received the habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati, and returned to her solitary life.
- Other observances listed for October 13 include St. Florentius of Thessalonica, St. Gerald of Cierges, St. Leobonus of Salagnac, St. Lubentius of Kobern, St. Romulus of Genoa, St. Simbert of Augsburg, St. Theophilus of Antioch, St. Venantius of Tours, and Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa.
- The outlet explains that the santoral assigns a saint to each day in Catholic tradition and clarifies that onomastics refers to celebrating a person’s name day rather than their birthday.