During the reign of King Edward the Confessor between 1042 and 1066, it became widely known that the king would not refuse a person who asked in the name of St. John the Evangelist. This was his chosen Patron Saint who he regularly prayed to for guidance and protection. One day, a pilgrim was granted an audience with the king and he asked for alms in the name of the Saint. The King was unable to find coins on his person and his treasury was far away. At this, the King removed a golden ring from his finger and handed it over. A while later, an English soldier was fighting in the Holy Land. Getting lost and separated from his companions, it was then that a white-haired old man approached. Guiding the soldier back to his camp, he passed him the golden ring. At this he said "Give this ring to King Edward, for the one he loves is returning this to him". When the ring was returned, King Edward was certain the pilgrim was a manifestation of his Patron Saint, St. John the Evangelist. To this day the ring is kept at Westminster Abbey in a shrine to the late King of England.