St. Edmund Campion – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
We did not intentionally name our son Edmund after St. Edmund Campion, but having read his biography, our son will certainly have a courageous and heroic man to look up to in the Faith!
(Though he was martyred at the hands of the Anglicans, we hold no grudges against our Anglican friends. 
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As the mother of this sweet boy, I am starting to love a few things about his name.
First, I have learned that Edmund means “wealthy provider” or “prosperous protector”, and, in a selfish sort of way, I like that very much. I imagine myself as an old woman basking in the glow of her son’s generous providence.
In addition, I am very impressed with the way that my son’s namesake died and will certainly impress upon our little Edmund the heroism of his patron. According to what we’ve read, St. Edmund faced his final trial ill, from months spent in the Tower of London, and very weak, from the pains of the rack, yet he comported himself with such dignity and charm that he won the admiration of most onlookers. When his death sentence was read, he responded with the “Te Deum Laudamus”. The ropes that were used at his execution–thanks be to God that drawing and quartering is no longer a legal means of execution–are kept in Lancashire, where our Edmund might one day make a pilgrimage.
I am loving this name.
Ok so I gotta ask…..is his name an homage to CS Lewis and the Narnia series?
Did you name him after my dad? Kidding. But it is funny that his name will have components of my parents throughout (including the last name). In any case, we promise that your son will not be martyred at the hands of these particular anglicans (meaning me and Jerod).
Dear Sara, I’m glad that there will be no martyring. That means that we can still be friends.
And, Courtney, how very perceptive of you. Devin and I were first introduced to the name Edmund through the Narnia series–though Devin was dubious about the name at first, considering what a little ninny Edmund is in “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe”–as well as through our love for all things Jane Austen. The name has grown on us, however, because of it’s strong masculine character and patrimony of holy men who bore it before us.
Great name! I was wondering if it was Campion or Narnia that inspired it
Now, have you ever shared about the history of Leo and Tobias’ names? Congratulations on your 3 boys!!!
Leo was Katie’s grandfather’s name; also, we both liked it, and it has a noble heritage from Pope St. Leo the Great.
Tobias was a harder sell for me because it sounds a bit archaic. However, I grew to like it and obviously it is very Biblical (the book of Tobit being written back in the 600s BC I recall reading.) We had a reading from Tobit at our wedding where Tobiah (Tobias) and his wife prayed before consummating their marriage. Katie might have more than this.
Thanks Blair!
Happy Feast Day, little Edmund!