St. Edmund Arrowsmith (1585 - 1628). Edmund was the son of Robert Arrowsmith, a farmer, and was born at Haydock is a village in St Helens, Merseyside, England. Categories: UK geography stubs | St Helens, Villages and Towns ... Haydock, England. He was baptized Brian, but always used his Confirmation name of Edmund. The family was constantly harrassed for its adherence to Catholicism, and in 1605 Edmund left England and went to Douai to study for the priesthood, he was forced to quit due to ill health.

He was ordained in 1612 and sent on the English mission the following year. He ministered to the Catholics of Lancashire without incident until about 1622, when he was arrested and questioned by the Protestant bishop of Chester. Edmund was released when King James ordered all arrested priests be freed, joined the Jesuits in 1624 and in 1628 was arrested when betrayed by a young man, the son of the landlord of the Blue Anchor Inn in south Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Lancs. Its traditional county town was Lancaster, but the county council is now based in Preston. The county borders Cumbria, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and... Lancashire, who he had censored for an incestuous marriage. He was convicted of being a Catholic means universal or whole. Early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided Church. Accordingly, all Christians lay claim to the term, including Protestants, who often do not capitalize it. The Church fathers and the historic creeds used it to distinguish the mainstream body of orthodox Christian... Catholic priest, sentenced to death, and hanged, drawn, and quartered at Lancaster on August 28th. His hand is preserved as a relic in Saint Oswald's Church, Location within the British Isles. Ashton-in-Makerfield is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and traditionally in Lancashire. It was originally known as Ashton-in-the-Willows and currently has a population of around 28,000 people. The hand of St. Edmund Arrowsmith (1585 - 1628) is preserved as a... Ashton-in-Makerfield, Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK... England.

He was canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales by Pope Paul VI in 1970. His feast day is August 28th.