Edmund Rich
| Edmund | |
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| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
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Image of Edmund from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
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| Appointed | 1233 |
| Term ended | 1240 |
| Predecessor | John Blund |
| Successor | Boniface of Savoy |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 2 April 1234 |
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| Born | 20 November c. 1175 St Edmund's Lane, Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England |
| Died | 16 November 1240 Soisy-Bouy, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Buried | Pontigny Abbey, Burgundy, France |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 16 November |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Title as Saint | Archbishop |
| Canonized | 16 December 1246 by Pope Innocent IV |
| Attributes | archbishop making a vow before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary; embracing the Child Jesus; placing a ring on the finger of a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary; receiving a lamb from the Blessed Virgin Mary; with Saint Richard of Chichester; with Saint Thomas of Canterbury |
| Patronage | Abingdon, Oxfordshire; Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth; St Edmund's College, Cambridge; St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Shrines | Pontigny Abbey, Pontigny, Yonne, France |
Edmund of Abingdon (circa 1174–1240) (also known as Edmund Rich or St Edmund of Canterbury) was a 13th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. Today he is remembered for his connection to St Edmund Hall, Oxford, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, St Edmund's School, Canterbury and St Edmund's College, Ware.
Edmund was born circa 1174, possibly on 20 November (the feast of Edmund the Martyr), in Abingdon in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), 7 miles south of Oxford, England. He was the oldest of four children.
"Rich" was an epithet sometimes given to his wealthy merchant father. It was never applied to Edmund or his siblings in their lifetimes. Edmund may have been educated at the monastic school in Abingdon. His early studies were in England, but he completed his higher learning in France at the University of Paris. About 1195, in company with his brother Richard, he was sent to the schools of Paris. He studied at the universities of Oxford and Paris and became a teacher about 1200, or a little earlier. For six years he lectured on mathematics and dialectics, apparently dividing his time between Oxford and Paris, and helped introduce the study of Aristotle.
Edmund became one of Oxford's first lecturers with a Master of Arts, but was not Oxford's first Doctor of Divinity. and must have been something of a character in the eyes of the students. Long hours at night spent in prayer had the result that he often 'nodded off' during his lectures. There is a long-established tradition that he utilised his lecture-fees to build the Lady Chapel of St Peter's in the East at Oxford. The site where he lived and taught was formed into a mediaeval academic hall in his name and eventually incorporated as the current college St Edmund Hall. His mother influenced him towards self-denial and austerity; and this led to his taking up the study of theology.
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