Abel Tefera Mr. Koessler Religion 9 15 December 2014 THE LIFE OF EDMUND CAMPION St. Edmund Campion was a smart man who became a Jesuit Priest and martyr. Edmund Campion was an Englishman born in the year 1540 in London England. He was hanged and quartered on December 1,1581 in Tyburn, London. Campion was born into the Catholic religion because his father was a Catholic bookseller in London. He would have followed his father's path, but his intelligence took him much further. His father sent him to Christ's Hospital to begin his education and later Campion attended St. John's college in Oxford on a scholarship offered to him. In 1566 Queen Elizabeth visited St. John's college and Campion out of all people was chosen to speak in front of …show more content…
Everard Mercurian. Later in 1578 after being assigned to teach in a school in Prague Campion was ordained a priest under the Jesuit order. He went on to go back to London to speak with and comfort Catholic prisoners (Caraman). For Campion to leave the great situation he was in and to serve in the Jesuit order reflected how in this case he used his intelligence to give back to the place where he once lived. In July of 1851 Campion was betrayed, arrested and taken to the Tower of London for secretly printing his own book which openly challenged Protestants. Three weeks earlier on June 27, 1581 around 400 copies of this book were secretly distributed in the University Church, Oxford at the service of commemoration (Caraman). St. Edmund Campion was condemned to death on November 15, 1581. Campion stated in court "In condemning us you condemn all your own ancestors—all the ancient priests, bishops, and kings—all that was once the glory of England." Finally on December 1st he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. He was later beatified by Leo XIII on December 9, 1886 and canonized by Paul VI on October 25, 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England an Wales (Caraman). We celebrate his feast on December