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title: "St. Edward the Confessor: Feast Day October 13 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-edward-the-confessor/
description: "St. Edward the Confessor, King. Remembered on October 13, died c. 1066. Read their life in Bless."
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King · Remembered on October 13

# St. Edward the Confessor

St. Edward the Confessor is remembered on October 13 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 13](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#13) |
| Title | King |
| Died | c. 1066 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, October 13, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-edward-the-confessor/#calendar) |

## Life

The last Anglo-Saxon king of the old line, remembered as pious, peaceable, and open-handed — his surname ‘Confessor’ marking a sanctity of life rather than martyrdom. He rebuilt Westminster Abbey, where he lies enshrined behind the high altar to this day, the one royal shrine to survive the Reformation.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Edward the Confessor. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, October 13, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/13/) | Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Romans 2:1-11 · Psalm 62:2-3, 6-7, 9 · John 10:27 · Luke 11:42-46 |
| [Friday, October 13, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/13/) | Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Galatians 3:7-14 · Psalm 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 · John 12:31b-32 · Luke 11:15-26 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[October 12 St. Wilfrid](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-wilfrid/) [October 14 St. Callistus I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-callistus-i/)

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St. Edward the Confessor

Remembered on October 13

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-edward-the-confessor/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-edward-the-confessor/#calendar)

In the app

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