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de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Edward the Confessor canonised | History Today

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The king died early in 1066 and was interred in the church of the abbey at Westminster, which he had refounded and to which he had devoted much time, energy and money. His piety is not in doubt, though the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle portrayed him not as a saint but as a strong king. The late Professo