SaintDatesConnection to EnglandMost prominent periodType of patron
St Edmund the Martyrd. 869King of East Anglia, killed in the Viking wars, later honoured as an early patron of England.10th to 13th centuriesNative king-martyr
St Edward the Confessorc. 1003–1066King of England, later canonised, closely associated with Westminster and royal sanctity.12th to 14th centuriesRoyal saint of kingship and holiness
St Georgetraditionally 3rd–4th centuryLater adopted as England’s main national patron, especially under Edward III.14th century onwardWarrior and national patron
St Gregory the Greatc. 540–604Linked to the conversion of the English through the Gregorian mission.Medieval church traditionPatron of the English church
St Augustine of Canterburyd. c. 604First Archbishop of Canterbury, central to the conversion of the English.Early church memory onwardMissionary patron
Our Lady of Walsinghammedieval devotionMajor Marian devotion rooted in England, especially at Walsingham.Medieval and revived modern devotionMarian patron of England

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