Blessed Edward Powell

Also known as

• Edward Powel

Memorial

• 30 July

Profile

Educated at Oxford; Fellow of Oriel in 1495. Doctor of Divinity in 1506. Rector of Bleadon, Somerset, England. Priest. Prebendary of Centum Solidorum in Lincoln, England, of Carlton-cum-Thurlby in 1505, of Sutton-in-Marisco in 1525, and of other parishes. Canon of Salisbury. Author of several treatises opposing Martin Luther. Counsellor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, wife of King Henry VIII, and a favourite preacher to the royal court. Convicted on high treason in 1534 on the basis of denying the king‘s supremacy over the Church. Spent six years imprisoned in the Tower of London before being executed. Martyr.

Born

• 1478 in Wales

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 30 July 1540 at Smithfield, London, England

Beatified

• 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Edward, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic Online
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Hagiography Circle
• Katherine Rabenstein
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Edward Powell”. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 November 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-edward-powell/>