St. Edward the Confessor

1003 – 1066 · England catholic · King, Saint

Canonized

Last Anglo-Saxon king of England before the Norman Conquest. Canonized in 1161. Patron saint of England until 1348 (replaced by St. George). On his deathbed in January 1066 he received a prophetic vision known as 'The Prophecy of the Green Tree', which has been interpreted as foretelling the English Reformation and the eventual return of England to the Catholic faith.

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Prophecies & Visions (1)

The Prophecy of the Green Tree

1066 AD — Westminster, England

Pending

I saw a green tree cut in half and the two parts separated by a distance of three furlongs. Without any human intervention, the two halves will come together again, take root, blossom, and bear fruit. When this happens, hope for better times.