Blessed Edward Bamber
Also known as: Edward Helmes; Edward Reding; Edward Richardson; Edward Wallis; Edward Walsh
Feast Day
August 7
Died
August 1, 7
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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