Blessed Edouard James
Blessed Edward James (born c. 1557 AD in Breaston, Derbyshire, England; died October 1, 1588 AD in Chichester, West Sussex, England) was an English Catholic martyr priest who was executed at Chichester for the crime of being an ordained Catholic priest in Elizabethan England. He was ordained at Reims and returned to England on the English Mission. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987, as one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast day is October 1.
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| Blessed Edouard James | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | October 01 |
| Profession | Catholic priest (ordained at Reims); English Mission priest; martyr of the Elizabethan persecution |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; English recusant tradition; seminary priest (English College Reims); 85 Martyrs of England and Wales |
| Patronage | England; English Catholics; priests on the English Mission; Derbyshire; Chichester; West Sussex |
| Attributes | Priest's vestments; rope (martyrdom by hanging); October 1 feast; English Mission cross |
| Birthplace | Breaston, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place | Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; hanged, drawn, and quartered at Chichester on October 1, 1588, for the crime of being a Catholic priest ordained abroad who had returned to England in violation of the Elizabethan statute of 1585; he was a seminary priest ordained at the English College at Reims; he was betrayed, arrested, tried, and executed; he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987, as one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales |
| Primary Shrine | Chichester, West Sussex; October 1 feast; JPII beatification November 22 1987 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; October 1 feast in England and Wales (feast shared with the 85 Martyrs group as a whole) |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Edward James was born around 1557 in Breaston, Derbyshire. He studied at the English College at Reims, where he was ordained a Catholic priest. He then returned to England on the English Mission to minister to the persecuted Catholic community.
He was arrested, tried, and condemned for the statutory crime of being an ordained Catholic priest who had returned to England. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Chichester on October 1, 1588 — the year of the Spanish Armada.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987, as one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast day is October 1.
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Birth location: Breaston, Derbyshire, England
Death location: Chichester, West Sussex, England
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Blessed Edward James (c. 1557–1588) was an English Catholic seminary priest from Derbyshire, ordained at Reims and martyred at Chichester on October 1, 1588, for the crime of returning to England as a Catholic priest; beatified John Paul II, November 22, 1987. Feast October 1.
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