English Speaking Saints And Martyrs

St. Anne Line, Roman Catholic Laywoman and English Martyr. She hid Catholic priests in a London safe house. In this endeavor she aided Jesuit Father John Gerard until her arrest. Anne was hanged at Tyburn. Feastday Feb 27

Bl. Mark Barkworth, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was the first English Benedictine martyr. With Father Richard Filcock he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday February 27

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Belloc on Laud and Cromwell, Anglo-Catholics and P... : Tomorrow on the Son Rise Morning Show Anna Mitchell and I will continue our discussion of Hilaire Belloc's Characters of the Reformati...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Blessed Robert Drury, An Appellant Martyr : Blessed Robert Drury was born in Buckinghamshire in about 1567. He studied at the English College, Rheims, France in 1588, and the English...

St Ethelbert of Kent | ICN : King. Born in 560, Ethelbert was the Anglo Saxon king who welcomed St Augustine and his monks when they arrived in Kent in 597. His wife Bertha, a ...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Newman and History: An Interview : Francis Phillips, the book reviewer for The Catholic Herald , interviews Edward Short, author of Newman and History . She's reading th...

St Robert Southwell | ICN : Martyr, Jesuit priest, poet. St Robert was born in Horsham St Faith, Norfolk, in 1561 and spent much of his childhood in Sussex.He stud.. .

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Blessed John Henry Newman and St. Robert Southwell... : What a remarkable doctrine of the Church is the Communion of Saints! Two great holy men were born this day--one to eternal life, the other...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Why Was England So Slow to Embrace Religious Toler... : When Hilaire Belloc described the goals of Cardinal Richelieu to make his king and his nation strong, secure, and united, he cited Richel...

Bl. John Pibush, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was executed at Southwark. Feastday February 18

Bl. William Harrington, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Arrested in London in 1593 for being a priest, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Feb 18

St Colman of Lindisfarne | ICN : Bishop. Born in Ireland, Colman became a monk at Iona and succeeded St Fintan as bishop of Lindisfarne. Bede gives a glowing account of Lindisfarne...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Belloc on Gustavus Adolphus and Cardinal Richelieu... : I'll be on the Son Rise Morning Show tomorrow with Anna Mitchell to continue our discussion of chapters in Hilaire Belloc's Charact...

St Modomnoc | ICN : Abbot. St Modomnoc was born in the 6th century, and, according to legend was a son of the royal O'Neill family of Ireland. He studied under St Davi...

Bl James Fenn and Companions | ICN : Martyrs. Born in 1540, James Fenn came from Montacute, near Yeovil in Somerset. His brothers John and Robert were both priests. He studied at Corpu...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Five Blessed Martyrs at Tyburn : Blesseds George Haydock, James Fenn, Thomas Hemerford, John Nutter, and John Mundyn were all executed at Tyburn on the charge of conspiri...

Bl. James Feun, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He refused to take the Oath of Supremacy and named a conspirator of a bogus assassination plot. was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Feb.12 Bl. Thomas Hemerford, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Condemned for being a priest was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday February 12

St Teilo | ICN : Monk and bishop. St Teilo was an important church figure in 8th century Wales, although little is known about his life. Many ancient churches were ...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Chesterton and Mary, Queen of Scots : Mary, the former Queen of Scotland, was executed on February 8, 1587. Tomorrow night, our Greater Wichita American Chesterton Society lo...

Bl. William Richardson, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr, executed at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. He was the last martyr in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603). Feastday February 7.

Bl. John Nelson, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and English Martyr. He was arrested in London and martyred at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. Feastday February 3

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Lawrence Humphrey, RIP : Lawrence Humphrey died on February 1, 1590. Not Blessed Lawrence Humphrey who was martyred at Winchester in 1591 because  while delirious...