January 8th

Blessed Edward Waterson

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Newcastle upon Tyne, England

At Newcastle upon Tyne in England, Blessed Edward Waterson, priest and martyr, who, under Queen Elizabeth the First, was condemned to death because as a priest he had come to England, and was hanged upon the gallows.

Latin Original

Novi Castri ad Tinam flumen in Anglia, beáti Eduárdi Waterson, presbyteri et mártyris, qui, sub Elísabeth regina Prima cápite damnátus quod sacérdos Angliam petivísset, patíbulo suspénsus est.