Blessed Edward Stransham
- 21 January
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
- 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
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
- hanged, drawn, and quartered on 21 January 1586 at Tyburn, London, England
- 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Edward Stransham“. CatholicSaints.Info. 2 October 2021. Web. 26 April 2024. <>