Edward Colman (martyr)
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Edward Colman or Coleman (17 May 1636 – 3 December 1678) was an English Catholic courtier under Charles II of England. He was hanged, drawn and quartered on a treason charge, having been implicated by Titus Oates in his false accusations concerning a Popish Plot.[1] He is a Catholic martyr, beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929.[2]
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Blessed Edward Coleman | |
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Born | 17 May 1636 Brent Eleigh, Suffolk |
Died | 3 December 1678 (aged 42) Tyburn, London, England |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
Feast | 3 December |
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