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Saint Edmund Campion
Saint Edmund Campion , c.1540–1581, English Jesuit martyr, educated at St. Paul's School and St. John's College, Oxford. As a fellow at Oxford he earned the admiration of his colleagues and his students and the favor of Queen Elizabeth by his brilliance and oratorical ability. He went (1569) to Dublin to help in the proposed restoration of the university there. Although he had reluctantly taken orders as a Protestant, he had open Roman Catholic leanings and fled in disguise (1571) to England and then to the Continent, where he studied at Douai, joined (1573) the Society of Jesus, and was ordained (1578). In 1580 he and another Jesuit, Robert Persons , were sent as Jesuit missionaries to England. Campion's travels were marked by many conversions and did much to guarantee the survival of Roman Catholicism in England. Copies of his secretly printed pamphlet, Decem rationes [10 reasons], against the Protestants, appeared at Oxford in 1581. The long pursuit by the government ended (July, 1581) with the taking of Campion. He was racked three times, but though his body was broken he conducted debates with Protestant theologians brilliantly and won more converts. He defended himself ably against trumped-up charges of sedition but was nevertheless condemned and hanged, drawn, and quartered. He was beatified in 1886. In 1970, Campion and the other English and Welsh martyrs of the Reformation were canonized.
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"Saint Edmund Campion." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint Edmund Campion." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CampionSt.html "Saint Edmund Campion." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CampionSt.html |
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Campion, Edmund, St
Campion, Edmund, St (c.1540–81). Jesuit priest and martyr. He was ordained deacon in the Church of England in 1569, but then left for Dublin. He returned to England two years later and went on to Douai, then to Rome, where he entered the Society of Jesus. He was ordained in Prague in 1578 and shortly afterwards left for England with Robert Parsons. He landed at Dover in June 1580. He escaped arrest for a year, though his writings, especially Decem Rationes, won him considerable fame. He was arrested at Lyford Grange in Berkshire, and was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn on 1 Dec. 1581. He was canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales in 1970. Feast day, 20 Oct.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Campion, Edmund, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Campion, Edmund, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-CampionEdmundSt.html JOHN BOWKER. "Campion, Edmund, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-CampionEdmundSt.html |
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Campion, Edmund, St
Campion, Edmund, St (1540–81) English Jesuit scholar and Catholic martyr. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1568. In 1571 he left England for Douai in the Low Countries, where he joined the Roman Catholic Church; in Rome, two years later, he became a Jesuit. In 1580 he participated in the first secret Jesuit mission to England. Although he claimed that he came only to teach and minister to the Catholic community, he was arrested, tortured, tried, and executed for treason.
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"Campion, Edmund, St." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Campion, Edmund, St." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CampionEdmundSt.html "Campion, Edmund, St." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CampionEdmundSt.html |
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Campion, St Edmund
Campion, St Edmund (1540–81), Jesuit. He became a Junior Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, in 1557 and was ordained deacon in the C of E in 1569. In 1571 he went to Douai and was received into the RC Church. He became a Jesuit in 1573 and in 1580 he joined R. Parsons in the first Jesuit mission to England. He was arrested in 1581, charged with conspiracy against the Crown, and executed. He was among the Forty Martyrs canonized in 1970.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Campion, St Edmund." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Campion, St Edmund." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CampionStEdmund.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Campion, St Edmund." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CampionStEdmund.html |
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Campion, Saint Edmund
Campion, Saint Edmund (1540–81) English Jesuit priest and martyr. He was ordained deacon in the Church of England (1569), but became a Roman Catholic (1571) and later a Jesuit missionary. In 1581, he published the pamphlet Decem Rationes, defending the Roman Catholic position against Protestantism. He was charged with treason and executed. His feast day is December 1.
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"Campion, Saint Edmund." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Campion, Saint Edmund." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-CampionSaintEdmund.html "Campion, Saint Edmund." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-CampionSaintEdmund.html |
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Campion, St Edmund
Campion, St Edmund (1540–81), English Jesuit priest and martyr. He was ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1569 but went abroad, becoming a Catholic and a Jesuit priest in 1573. Returning to England in 1580, he was arrested, charged with conspiracy against the Crown, tortured, and executed. He was canonized in 1970. His feast day is 1 December.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Campion, St Edmund." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Campion, St Edmund." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-CampionStEdmund.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Campion, St Edmund." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-CampionStEdmund.html |
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Edmund Campion, St
Edmund Campion, St. See CAMPION, ST EDMUND.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Edmund Campion, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Edmund Campion, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-EdmundCampionSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Edmund Campion, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-EdmundCampionSt.html |
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