Eadsige
11th-century Archbishop of Canterbury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eadsige[lower-alpha 1] (died 29 October 1050), was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1038 to 1050. He crowned Edward the Confessor as king of England in 1043.
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Eadsige | |
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Archbishop of Canterbury | |
Appointed | 1038 |
Term ended | 28 October 1050 |
Predecessor | Æthelnoth |
Successor | Robert of Jumièges |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1038 |
Personal details | |
Died | 29 October 1050 |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 28 October |
Venerated in | Anglican Communion Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
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