The Life of Saint Edmund Campion

02/12/2025 41 min

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Episode Synopsis

Step into the shadows of Elizabethan England and witness one of the most gripping true stories of courage ever told. This is the life of Saint Edmund Campion — Oxford’s brightest star, the queen’s admired prodigy, who walked away from fame and power to follow a truth that could cost him everything. What follows is a breathtaking journey through secret Masses, priest holes, disguises, midnight escapes, and a government manhunt unlike anything in English history. When Campion finally falls into the hands of Queen Elizabeth’s torturers, what happens next shocks the world: they can break his body, but not his faith. This episode plunges you into the tension, drama, miracles, and spiritual fire of a man who chooses God over glory — and whose final moments convert even his enemies. If you’re ready for a story as suspenseful as any thriller and as inspiring as any martyrdom, press play. This is not just history — this is a battle for the soul of a nation.