in his mid teens. In the Orthodox Church, St Edward is ranked as a Passion-bearer, a type of saint who accepts death out of love for Christ. Edward was widely venerated before the canonisation process was formalised, and he is also regarded as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. His feast day is celebrated on 18 March, the day of his murder. The Orthodox Church commemorates him a second time each year on 3 September and commemorates the translation of his relics into Orthodox possession on 13 February. See also House of Wessex family tree List of Catholic saints Notes Footnotes Citations References Further reading External links 960s births 978 deaths Year of birth uncertain 10th-century Christian martyrs 10th-century Christian saints 10th-century English monarchs 10th-century murdered monarchs Monarchs who died as children Burials at Brookwood Cemetery History of Dorset Medieval child monarchs Monarchs of England before 1066 Passion bearers Christian royal saints Roman Catholic royal saints West Saxon saints House of Wessex