English Speaking Saints And Martyrs

Bl. Richard Bere, Roman Catholic Monk and English Martyr. When he and his fellow monks voiced their opposition to the planned divorce of King Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon, they were starved to death in Newgate Prison. Au g 31

Bl. Edward Shelley, Roman Catholic English Martyr, He sheltered priests and was hung at Tyburn. Aug 30 Bl. Richard Leigh, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr, arrested for being a priest and, with Blesseds Richard Martin, Edward Shelley, John Roche, Richard Flowers, and St. Margaret Ward, was executed at Tybum. Feastday Aug.30  St. Richard Martin, Roman Catholic English Martyr, a devout Catholic. Arrested for giving shelter to priests, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tybum with Blesseds Richard Leigh, Edward Shelley, John Roche, Richard Flowers, and St. Margaret Ward. Feastday Aug.30 

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: August 30, 1588 and the Three Women Martyrs Among ... : There are two events to remember today. One is the execution of six Catholics--one laywoman, four laymen and one priest--in London as par...

Martyr. Margaret Clitherow was born in 1555, in Middleton, Yorkshire, into a Protestant family. Her father, Thomas Middleton, was Sheriff of York from 1564 to 1565. Margaret was married at the age of 15 to John Clitherow who had a thriving butchery trade; the couple had three children and lived in The Shambles. Although her husband remained a Protestant, Margaret converted to Roman Catholicism three years after their marriage, with his blessing. Henry, their son, trained as Catholic priest in France. This was a dangerous time for Roman Catholics; they were constantly pursued and persecuted. Being a fervent Catholic Margaret assisted both priests and fellow believers, by hiding them in her house. This extended to having a hole cut between the attics of her house and the neighbouring house, to allow for escape in case of a raid. Priests also celebrated secret Masses at her home. Eventually Margaret was discovered in her 'illegal' practices and was arrested. Standing before t...

Bl. Richard Herst, Roman Catholic English Martyr, hanged at Lancaster on August 29 because of his refusal to deny Catholicism. Feastday Aug.29

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, SJ : Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, SJ, is one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. From the Jesuits in Britain : Edmund Arrowsmith was born in ...

Bl. Thomas Holford, Roman Catholic English Martyr. Raised a Protestant, he worked as a schoolmaster in Herefordshire until converting to the Catholic faith. He left England and was ordained at Reims in 1583. Going home, he labored in the areas around Cheshire and London until his arrest. He was hanged at Clerkenwell in London. Bl. William Guntei, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Wales. A native of Raglan, Gwent, Wales, he was a Catholic who received ordination at Reims, France, in 1587. He returned to England to work for the Catholic mission. Captured, he was hanged at Shoreditch. Feastday Aug 28 St. Edmund Arrowsmith, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was convicted of being a Catholic priest, sentenced to death, and hanged, drawn, and quartered at Lancaster on August 28th. Feastday aug 28 Bl. John Roche & Margaret Ward, Roman Catholic English Martyrs, Bl. Robert Morton, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was executed at Lincoln's Inn Fields, Lon...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Saints Geoffrey and Joachim, English Martyrs : Alias Wall and Jones, two of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales! Saint John Jones, OFM was a recusant martyr during the reign of Eliza...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: "The Great Holocaust of the [Popish] Plot" : The summer of 1679 in England was a tense and dangerous one for Catholics; nevertheless, they survived and were even strengthened by w...

Bl. Thomas Percy, Roman Catholic English Martyr. For three years in prison, refusing fervently to abjure his faith in return for his freedom. Thomas was finally beheaded at York. Feastday Aug 26

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Newman and Literature, Part Two : As promised, I'll be on the  Son Rise Morning Show  bright and early this morning (6:50 a.m. Central/ 7:50 a.m. Eastern) to talk with ...

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Bl. William Lacey, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was arrested in York Prison while participating in the Eucharistic ceremony being sung in the cell of Blessed Thomas Bell. Condemned, he was executed at Knavesmaire ,just outside of York with Blessed Richard Kirkman. Feastday Aug 22

Bl. Richard Kirkman, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr, he was arrested near Wakefield. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered near York with Blessed William Lacey, on August 22, for denying the supremacy of Queen Elizabeth I as head of the Church of England. Feastday Aug 22

St. John Kemble, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. At the age of eighty-one, he was arrested at Pembridge Castle, the home of his brother. He was falsely charged in the Titus Qates Plot and condemned for being a Catholic. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Hereford. Feastday Aug 22

English Historical Fiction Authors: The True Life of Mary Stuart and the Movie Version... :   by Linda Fetterly Root At the end of Part One of my review of the Queen of Scots Movie, Marie Stuart, Queen of Scots and Dowager Queen...

English Historical Fiction Authors: The True Life of Mary Stuart and the Movie Version... : (Republished from my Blog at lindaroot.blogspot) PART I: When I heard John Guy was going to consult on the script for the 2018 versio...

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St. James the Deacon, Roman Catholic Italian monk and deacon. A companion of St. Paulinus in the missionary effort in Northumbria, England, he was so dedicated to the evangelizing cause that he remained in the region despite the constant dangers of the severe pagan reaction. Feastday Aug 17

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Preview: Newman and Literature, Part One : On Monday, August 19, Anna Mitchell and I will begin a two part discussion of Blessed John Henry Newman and Literature in our Santo Subito...

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Bl. William Freeman, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Warwick on August 13

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Reginald Pole and Last Session of the Council of T... : Found when looking for something else*: a presentation on Reginald Cardinal Pole's works published for the Council of Trent by the Ald...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Dies Natalis of Blessed John Henry Newman : John Henry Cardinal Newman died on August 11, 1890.  It was his "Dies Natalis", his birth into everlasting life. The Times o...

Bl. John Felton, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. John nailed a copy of the Bull of Pope St. Pius V excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I to the doors of the bishop of London’s residence. Arrested and imprisoned, he was racked three times before being martyred in St. Paul’s churchyard. Aug 8

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Marriage of Margaret Tudor and James IV of Sco... : Image Credit : the Ruins of the Holyrood Abbey Church  (CC BY-SA 3.0 license) On August 8, 1503, Margaret Tudor, Henry VII's elde...

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Bl. William Horne, Roman Catholic Carthusian lay brother and English Martyr. A member of the London Charterhouse of the Carthusians, he was arrested for opposing the religious policies of King Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547), which included the imprisonment of Catholics and the destruction of monasteries. William was executed at Tyburn with two companions. Feastday Aug. 4

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Bl. Thomas Welbourne, Roman Catholic School master and English Martyr. He worked as a schoolmaster until his arrest for preaching the Catholic faith. He was arrested and condemned with Blesseds John Fuithering and William Brown. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at York. Feastday Aug. 1

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Queen Mary I's Psalter : This is an image depicting harvesting in August from the prayer book known as the Queen Mary Psalter . According to the British Library, ...