Saturday 12 May 2012

BUT JUST WHO WERE THEY?

Of course we have all heard of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales but just who were they?

The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales were some of the hundreds of brave, faithful Catholics who, during the dark days of persecution in this country, laid down their lives rather than apostatize.  Among them were priests, teachers, fathers and mothers.  The following is a brief breakdown of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.


THIRTEEN WERE SECULAR PRIESTS

           1.      Cuthbert Mayne                Launceston                  29th November 1577

2.      Ralph Sherwin                  Tyburn                        1st December 1581
St John Lloyd

3.      John Payne                        Chelmsford                 2nd April 1582

4.      Luke Kirby                        Tyburn                         30th May 1582

5.      Edmund Gennings             London                  10th December 1591

6.      Polydore Plasden              Tyburn                  10th December 1591

7.      Eustace White                   Tyburn                   10th December 1591

8.      John Boste                         Durham                   24th July 1594

9.      John Almond                    Tyburn                     5th December 1612

10.  John Southworth               Tyburn                        28th June 1654

11.  John Plessington               Chester                        19th July 1679

12.  John Lloyd                        Cardiff                          22nd July 1679

13.  John Kemble                     Hereford                       22nd August 1679

TEN WERE JESUITS

         14      Edmund Campion               Tyburn                         1st December 1581
St David Lewis S J
         15.      Alexander Briant                 Tyburn                         1st December 1581

        16.      Robert Southwell                Tyburn                         21st February 1595
         17.      Henry Walpole                    York                            7th April 1595

          18.     Nicholas Owen                    London                       2nd March 1606

19.    Thomas Garnet                    Tyburn                         23rd June 1608

20.      Edmund Arrowsmith          Lancaster                     28th August 1628

21.       Henry Morse                        Tyburn                         1st February 1645
22.      Philip Evans                         Cardiff                          22nd July 1679

23.       David Lewis                        Usk                              27th August 1679

THREE WERE BENEDICTINES

24.     John Roberts                     Tyburn                         10th December 1610

25.     Ambrose Barlow               Lancaster                     10th September 1641

26.    Alban Roe                         Tyburn                         21st January 1642
THREE WERE CARTHUSIANS

             27.     John Houghton                       Tyburn                         4th May 1535
             28.     Augustine Webster                 Tyburn                         4th May 1535
             29.     Robert Lawrence                    Tyburn                         4th May 1535

TWO WERE FRANCISCANS

              30.     John Jones                               Southwark                   12th July 1598
              31.    John Wall                                Worcester                    22nd August 1679

ONE WAS A BRIGITTINE
         32.      Richard Reynolds                   Tyburn                         4th May 1535

ONE WAS AN AUGUSTINIAN
              33.      John Stone                              Canterbury                  27th December 1539

St John Rigby
FOUR WERE LAYMEN


              34.      Richard Gwyn                         Wrexham              15th October 1584
              35.      Swithun Wells                         London                 10th December 1591
              36.      Philip Howard                         London                  19th October 1595
              37.   John Rigby                                  London                 21st June 1600


St Margaret Clitherow


THREE WERE LAYWOMEN

              38.     Margaret Clitherow    York     25th March 1586
              39.     Margaret Ward       Tyburn     30th August 1588
              40.     Anne Line        Tyburn         27th February 1601



All Forty were canonised on 25th October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.

7 comments:

  1. Wow! That's quite a listing. Thanks for the breakdown. Hope you are doing well!

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    1. Hello Sr Ann Marie

      So lovely to hear from you. We have had a few helth problems recently but we are not doing too badly at all, thank you. I hope you are well also. Take care & God bless you.

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  2. I found this page very interesting

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  3. Thank you for your comment anonymous. I am pleased you found the page interesting.

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  4. This list is very interesting.
    May I ask where you found the image of St John Rigby I have been
    trying to find where this and similar images
    came from. Thank you

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    1. Hello Anonymous
      Most of the pictures I use on this blog are ones taken by my husband or by myself. However, from time to time I have to search the internet for a picture. I just google the name of the person or place with the word 'images' or 'pictures', It is amazing what you can find if you have lots of patience. Sometimes I am lucky & sometimes I am not. That is how I found the picture of St John Rigby. Happy Easter.

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  5. may I ask where you found the image of john rigby/ thank you

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