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June. 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Translation of King Edward the Martyr to His Final Resting
Place.
Translation of King Edward,
commemorates the translation of the body of the murdered young king from
a marsh near Corfe Castle, where it was first buried, to Shaftesbury. -- June
20th.
Edward, King of the West Saxons
(A.D.975-978). The youthful son of King Edgar, murdered, at the age of 16, by
order of his step-mother Elfrida, at Corfe Castle, while drinking the stirrup
cup, and canonized for his piety and his devotion to the ecclesiastical and
monastic cause. -- March 18th.
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