Edmund Arrowsmith
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Edmund Arrowsmith, SJ (c. 1585 – 28 August 1628) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales of the Catholic Church. The main source of information on Arrowsmith is a contemporary account written by an eyewitness and published a short time after his death. This document, conforming to the ancient style of the "Acts of martyrs" includes the story of the execution of another 17th-century recusant martyr, Richard Herst.
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Edmund Arrowsmith | |
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Martyr | |
Born | c. 1585 Haydock, England |
Died | 28 August 1628 (aged 42 - 43) Lancaster, England |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Major shrine | Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith, Ashton-in-Makerfield, England |
Feast | 28 August (individual) 7 August (one of the Lancaster Martyrs) 25 October (together with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) 29 October (one of the Douai Martyrs) |
Attributes | crucifix, martyr's palm, noose on neck, glowing right hand |
Patronage | Lancaster |
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