Feast Day: January 5
Born: 28 March 1811 at Prachititz, Bohemia
Died: 5 January 1860
Canonized: 19 June 1977 by Pope Paul VI
Major Shrine: National Shrine of Saint John Neumann, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Saturday, January 5
Liturgical Color: White
St. Edward the Confessor, King of England,
died on this day in 1066. He was known as a
good and holy person, and for putting the
welfare of his people before his own. He
completed the construction of Westminster
Abbey where he was buried.