"I have sought nothing else but you”

St Edmund - St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth

St Edmund was educated at the universities of Oxford and Paris and taught theology at Oxford.He was a man of study and prayer. In 1233 he was elected Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Gregory IX. St Edmund appointed as his chancellor Master Richard of Wich, known to us as St Richard of Chichester. He died in 1240 near Pontigny in Burgundy calling God to witness: “I have sought nothing else but you”. He is buried in the Abbey church of Pontigny where he is known as St Edme. His feast day is November 16th.

St Edmund's is pleased to inform you that our bid for Humanities status has been accepted,
and we are now officially a Catholic school with Humanities specialism
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