Blessed Edouard Stransham
Blessed Edward Stransham (born c. 1554 AD in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died January 21, 1586 AD in Tyburn, London, England) was an English Catholic martyr priest who was executed at Tyburn for the crime of being a Catholic priest ordained abroad who had returned to minister in England. He was ordained at the English College in Reims. 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 January 21.
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| Blessed Edouard Stransham | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | January 21 |
| Profession | Catholic priest (ordained at Reims); English Mission priest; martyr of Tyburn; Oxfordian Catholic |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; English recusant tradition; seminary priest (English College Reims); 85 Martyrs of England and Wales; Tyburn martyrs |
| Patronage | England; Oxford; Tyburn martyrs; seminary priests; those returning to England on the English Mission |
| Attributes | Priest's vestments; rope (Tyburn martyrdom); January 21 feast; English Mission cross |
| Birthplace | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Death Place | Tyburn, London, England |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn, London, on January 21, 1586, for the crime of being a Catholic priest ordained abroad who had returned to England in violation of the 1585 statute; he was a seminary priest ordained at the English College at Reims; he was 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 | Tyburn Convent, London; January 21 feast; JPII beatification November 22 1987 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; January 21 feast in England and Wales (with the 85 Martyrs group) |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Edward Stransham was born around 1554 in Oxford. He studied at the English College at Reims and was ordained a Catholic priest. He then returned to England on the English Mission to minister to the recusant Catholic community.
He was arrested and tried for the statutory crime of returning to England as an ordained Catholic priest. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn, London, on January 21, 1586.
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 January 21.
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Birth location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Death location: Tyburn, London, England
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Blessed Edward Stransham (c. 1554–1586) was an English Catholic priest from Oxford, ordained at Reims and martyred at Tyburn on January 21, 1586, for the crime of returning to England as a Catholic priest; beatified John Paul II, November 22, 1987. Feast January 21.
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