Blessed Edward Stransham

Memorial

• 21 January

Profile

Educated at Oxford, England, Douai and Rheims, France. Ordained in 1580. Returned to England in 1581 and covertly ministered to Catholics in London and Oxford. Arrested in 1586 and martyred for the crime of priesthood. Marytred with Blessed Thomas Reynolds

Born

• at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 21 January 1586 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 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 Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• The 105 Martyrs of Tyburn

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Edward Stransham“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 May 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>