Edmund campion biography

    edmund campion biography
Field Information
Full Name Edmund Campion
Date of Birth 25 January 1540
Place of Birth London, England
Date of Death 01 December 1581
Place of Death Tyburn, London, England
Citizenship / Country of Residence English
Education St. John's College, Cambridge; University of Dublin
Profession Jesuit priest, scholar, orator, martyr
Years of Activity c. 1560 - 1581
Brief Information Edmund Campion was an English Jesuit priest and scholar. He became a prominent figure in the Catholic resistance to the Protestant Reformation in England. Campion was eventually arrested, tried for treason, and executed for his religious activities.