Blessed Edward Shelley

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• 30 August

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Son of Edward Shelley of Warminghurst, Sussex and Joan of Penshurst, Kent. Lifelong layman. Arrested in April 1584 for possessing the banned book My Lord Leicester’s Commonwealth, for assisting Blessed William Dean, and for harbouring priests. Martyr.

Born

• c.1530 in Warminghurts, Sussex, England

Died

• hanged pm 30 August 1588 at Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

• 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

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
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

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