Person DS/UK/700 Campion; Edmund (1540-1581); Saint; Martyr; Jesuit Priest Campion Edmund 1540-1581 Saint; Martyr; Jesuit Priest Male DS/UK/847 Born 25 January 1540, London. Entered the English Province of the Society of Jesus 26 August 1573, Brno. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest 1578, Prague. Martyred 1 December 1851, London.

One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970. Member of the English Province of the Society of Jesus Fr T M McCoog SJ, Catholic Record Society Publications Volume 74, English and Welsh Jesuits 1535-1650 Part 1 (Catholic Record Society, 1994) p133; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Campion National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Mihaela 13/11/2015 Assistant2 08/02/2016 f8f4b25e-f5a2-44b8-bd55-37a7e8da3f3e