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Edmund has been widely depicted over the centuries, although medieval and earlier representations are rare. In Suffolk, where his cult was most active, veneration of the saint was expressed through a number of important works of art, most notably those at Thornham Parva’s church of St Mary. But Edmund’s image also appears today in more modern imagery…

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