St Edmund's Day

[fraser]

Happy st Edmund's day to all fellow Englishmen and women,have a good day and have a beer to celebrate.

[-SharonA-]

Who's he??

[Patsy33]

Thanks..

[fraser]

The patron saint of the English,

[Tilly2]

I thought that was George?

[Buenchico]

We've got our St Edmund flags ready here in Suffolk:
https://tinyurl.com/yb2nsf2a

[gness]

Hi, Fraser....nice to see you....have a song for St Edmund....x

[Buenchico]

St George was a Turkish-born Roman soldier, who was executed in Palestine and who never got anywhere near to England.

Edmund was an East Anglian, who live over 500 years after George:
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Edmund-original-Patron-Saint-of-England/

[Baldric]

One time Patron Saint of England, no longer,

// It is surprising to learn that St George was not the first patron saint of England. That honour was originally held by St Edmund or Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia in the 9th century AD //

[ummmm]

Never heard of him.

[Buenchico]

>>> Never heard of him

So you've never been to Bury St Edmunds then, Ummmm?

[Tilly2]

I've been to Bury St. Edmunds.

[ummmm]

No, Chris, I haven't.

[fraser]

Just back from work had a couple of beers to celebrate st Edmund the patron saint of the English, st George is the patron of england!!

[Peter Pedant]

or walked over Edmundcombe ?