Jesuit Mission in England

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The Jesuit mission in England was operated from 1580 by Edmund Campion and Robert Persons. They traveled to England in disguise and worked underground there. Edmund Campion worked as a writer for the Catholic faith and traveled through large parts of England, making prisoner visits to imprisoned Catholics and donating the sacraments. The unsettled and persecuted Catholics gained new courage through his work. On July 27, 1581, he was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London . He was offered protection should he renounce the Catholic faith, but Campion remained steadfast despite severe torture. On December 1, 1581 he was executed with great public sympathy.

Under the Jesuit general Mutio Vitelleschi , England was raised to an independent religious province .

See also: Jesuit Mission