Blessed Edward Bamber
Also known as: Edward Helmes; Edward Reding; Edward Richardson; Edward Wallis; Edward Walsh
Feast Day
7 August; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai ; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
C.1600 in Carleton, Lancashire, England
Died
Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 7 August 1646 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Edward Bamber, also known as Edward Helmes, Edward Reding, Edward Richardson, Edward Wallis, and Edward Walsh, was born around 1600 in Carleton, Lancashire, England. He attended the seminary of Saint Omer and later studied at the English College of Saint Gregory in Seville, Spain. In 1626, he was ordained as a priest in Seville and then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics, particularly in Lancashire.
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