Edmund Campion
/ˌedmənd ˈkæmpiən/
/ˌedmənd ˈkæmpiən/
- (1540-81) an English Catholic martyr (= a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs) in the time of Queen Elizabeth I. He joined the Jesuits, a branch of the Roman Catholic Church, and performed secret religious services for Catholics in Britain. He was caught and hanged for treason (= the crime of betraying one's country). The Pope made him a saint in 1970.
埃德蒙·坎皮恩（Edmund Campion）：（1540-81）英国女王伊丽莎白一世时代的英国天主教烈士（由于宗教信仰而被杀）。他加入了罗马天主教堂的耶稣会士，并从事秘密宗教活动。英国天主教徒的服务。他因叛国罪被捕并被绞死。1970年，教皇使他成为圣徒。