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Edmund Campion

Edmund Campion

Priest
Edmund Campion, SJ was an English Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry in officially Anglican England, Campion was arrested by priest hunters. Convicted of high treason, he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Wikipedia
Born: January 25, 1540, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 1, 1581 (age 41 years), Tyburn, London
Attributes: Knife in chest, noose around neck, crucifix, holding a Bible, martyr's palm
Beatified: 29 December 1886, Rome by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized: 25 October 1970, Rome by Pope Paul VI
Patronage: United Kingdom