Edward Burden
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in England
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology remembers him at York in England as a priest and martyr who, having finished his studies at the English College of Reims, returned as a priest to the dominions of Queen Elizabeth I and so crowned his martyrdom on the scaffold before an enraged crowd; the Acts of the Apostolic See list him among the eighty-five martyrs as a diocesan priest of forty-eight, put to death at York in 1588. He was beatified by John Paul II on 22 November 1987.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He returned to England as a priest and was put to death for it.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 29 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.