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Litany of the Saints and Martyrs of England and Wales Catholic Martyrs 1534 - 1680 Lancashire 71 St John Almond, Liverpool 1612 Yorkshire 72 St Edmund Arrowsmith, Haydock 1628 Litany of the Saints and Martyrs 73 St Ambrose Edward Barlow, Chorlton-cum- Hardy 1641 174 St Margaret Clitherow, York 1586 203 Bl Brian Lacey 1591 74 St John Plessington, Garstang 1679 175 St John Fisher, Beverley 1535 204 Bl William Lacy, Horton 1582 75 St John Rigby, Eccleston, nr Chorley 1600 176 Bl Henry Abbot, Howden 1597 205 Bl Joseph Lambton, Malton-in- Rydal 1592 76 St John Southworth, Samlesbury 1654 177 Bl John Amias, Wakefield 1589 206 Bl Richard Langley, Ousethorpe 1586 77 St John Wall, Preston 1679 178 Bl William Andleby, Etton 1597 207 Bl John Lockwood, Sowerby 1642 78 Bl Edward Bamber, Poulton-le-Fylde 1646 179 Bl Thomas Atkinson, Willitoft 1616 208 Bl Anthony Middleton, Middleton-Tyas 1590 79 Bl William Barrow, Kirkham 1679 180 Bl Robert Bickerdike, Knaresborough 1586 209 Bl Robert Morton, Bawtry 1588 of England and Wales 80 Bl George Beesley, Goosnargh 1591 Scotland 181 Bl Marmaduke Bowes, Appleton Wiske 1585 210 Bl John Nelson, Skelton 1577 81 Bl James Bell, Warrington 1584 182 Bl John Bretton, Barnsley 1598 211 Bl Thomas Palasor, Ellerton-on-Swale 1600 82 Bl Edmund Catherick 1642 183 Bl James Claxton 1588 212 Bl John Pibush, Thirsk 1601 213 Bl Thoms Pormort, Hull 1592 83 Bl Thomas Cottam, Longridge 1582 184 Bl Alexander Crow, Howden 1587 214 Bl Nicholas Postgate, Egton 1679 84 Bl John Finch, Eccleston 1584 185 Bl Robert Dalby, Hemingbrough 1589 255 215 Bl William Richardson, Wales 1603 85 Bl Miles Gerard, Wigan 1590 186 Bl William Dean, Grassington 1588 216 Bl John Robinson, Ferrensby 1588 86 Bl George Haydock, Preston 1584 Northumberland 187 Bl Francis Dickenson, Otley 1590 217 Bl Richard Simpson, W Tanfield 1588 87 Bl Richard Herst, Broughton 1628 122 188 Bl John Duckett, Sedbergh 1644 218 Bl Peter Snow, Ripon 1598 88 Bl Thomas Holland, Sutton 1642 189 Bl William Freeman, Menthorpe 1595 219 Bl William Spenser, Gisburn 1589 89 Bl William Marsden, Chipping 1586 190 Bl John Fingley, Barmby 1586 220 Bl Edmund Sykes, Leeds 1587 90 Bl John Nutter, Burnley 1584 191 Bl Matthew Flathers, Weston 1608 221 Bl John Talbot, Thornton-le-Street 1600 91 Bl Robert Nutter, Lancaster 1600 192 Bl Edward Fulthrop 1597 222 Bl James Tompson, York 1582 92 Bl Edward Osbaldeston, Blackburn 1594 193 Bl William Gibson, Ripon 1596 223 Bl Robert Thorpe, (Holderness?) 1591 93 Bl Lawrence Richardson, Great Crosby 1582 194 Bl Ralph Grimston, Nidd 1598 224 Bl Thomas Thwing, York 1679 94 Bl William Thomson, Blackburn 1586 39 195 Bl Robert Hardesty 1589 225 Bl James Walworth exec York 1537 95 Bl John Thulis, Upholland 1616 196 Bl William Harrington (Thirsk) 1594 18 226 Bl Thomas Warcop 1597 96 Bl Edward Thwing, Lancaster 1600 197 Bl John Hewitt, York 1588 227 Bl Robert Watkinson, Hemingborough 1602 97 Bl Thomas Whitaker, Burnley 1646 198 Bl Nicholas Horner, Grantley 1590 42 228 Bl Thomas Watkinson, Menthorpe 1591 98 Bl John Woodcock, Leyland 1646 199 Bl Thurstan Hunt, Carlton 1601 19 229 Bl Christopher Wharton, Leeds 1600 99 Bl Roger Wrennall, Chorley 1616 200 Bl Francis Ingleby, Ripley Castle 1586 43 230 Bl Thomas Welbourne, Hutton Buscel 1605 100 Ven Roger Ashton Croston, 1592 201 Bl Richard Kirkman, Addingham 1582 Durham 40 202 Bl William Knight, South Duffield 1596 231 Ven Anthony Battie, Masham 1602 101 Ven Lawrence Bailey exec Lancaster 1604 Cumberland 38 41 37 36 162 44 168 After the Pilgrimage of Grace and the 165 Westmorland Rising of Lincolnshire 1537, many 208 214 “The Church in The Bri;sh Isles will only begin to grow when She begins 181 executed in York including Pilgrimage 166 leader Robert Aske - 163 270 211 188 221 167 marked by PofG on map 231 212 196 Isle of 164 230 217 George ab Alba Rose to again venerate Her own Saints.” Man 207 George Ashby 192 193 218 205 Ralph Barnes 198 Laurence Blonham Yorkshire William Burraby 200 194 216 226 James Cockerell 210 William Coe 96 186 91 204 William Cowper (Saint Arsenios of Paros †1877) 180 174 225 John Eastgate 101 201 197 222 206 Richard Eastgate 219 191 Y 224 John Francis 187 179 William Gylham Ireland 74 89 228 178 Richard Harrison 202 189 175 William Haydock Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. St. Margaret Clitherow Lancashire 195 80 223 Nicholas Heath 78 79 229 220 227 185 176 77 87 82 213 John Henmarsh 248-254 184 Robert Hobbes 199 190 76 92 97 90 183 Henry Jenkinson 86 83 94 177 Thomas Kendal 98 203 PofG Richard Laynton 100 99 Robert Leeche Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. “I will not be afraid to serve Hugh Londale 75 84 182 105 Matthew Mackerel 85 James Mallet 93 95 Thomas Moyne God and do well. If God’s 209 104 John Paslew 88 72 73 107 71 22 John Pickering Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. 12 Thomas Redforth 81 215 109 priests dare to venture to William Swale John Tenant William Thyrsk Ireland William Trafford my house I will never 262 264 248 Bl John Carey, Dublin 1594 13 21 106 Richard Wade 249 Bl Ralph Corby, Dublin 1644 Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. 250 Bl Charles Mahoney 1679 265 14 Cheshire Lincolnshire 251 Bl Charles Meehan 1679 refuse them”. 252 Bl John Roche 1588 11 9 Derbyshire 253 Bl Patrick Salmon 1594 Nottinghamshire 10 254 Ven John Travers 1539 111 147 110 Scotland 257 255 Bl George Douglas, Edinburgh 1587 269 20 24 123 261 108 Wales 25 23 116 256 St Philip Evans, Monmouth 1679 257 St John Griffith, Clynnog Fawr 1598 146 149 258 St Richard Gwyn, Montgomeryshire 1584 102 God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. 259 St David Lewis, Abergavenney 1679 135 103 260 St John Lloyd, nr Monmouth 1679 Staffordshire 115 261 St John Roberts, Trawsfynydd 1610 Leicestershire Rutland 262 Bl Richard Flower, Anglesey 1588 145 W Norfolk 263 Bl William Gunter, Raglan 1588 Shropshire 264 Bl William Davies, Colwyn Bay 1593 7 6 God the Son, Redeemer of the World, “ 265 Bl Edward Jones, diocese of St Asaph 1590 148 134 266 Bl Edward Powell, 30 July 1540 120 161 Cambridgeshire 117 267 Bl Philip Powel, Trallong, Brecknockshire 1646 268 Bl Humphrey Pritchard 1589 268 Ven Edward Morgan, Bettisfield, Flintshire 1642 258 133 Warwickshire 121 God, the Holy Spirit, “ Isle of Man 173 171 Huntingdon 270 Bl Robert Anderton 1586 Northamptonshire St. Margaret Ward Worcestershire 160 Suffolk 150 170 118 64 159 8 151 172 Holy Trinity One God, “ Hereford 119 Wales Bedfordshire “I am willing to lay 62 63 152 down not one life 266 267 Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire 5 46 47 61 126 127 only, but many, rather 260 52 51 66 259 256 54 132 125 124 129 4 48 268 Hertfordshire 131 263 130 Holy Mary, Pray for us. than betray my Gloucestershire 128 Essex 65 2 conscience or act 45 53 50 114 49 Holy Mother of God, “ 113 against my duty to 112 L 232-247 Berkshire 1 3 Middlesex 153 God and His holy Wiltshire Our Lady of Ransom, “ 136 142 religion”. 67 69 57 Kent 138 140 The Prayer Book Rebellion Surrey Hampshire 141 143 Our Lady of Walsingham, “ The imposition of the Book of 68 70 26 Common Prayer in 1549 was 144 137 59 271 Somerset 169 objected to by many Catholics in 58 60 Devon and Cornwall. Their France 56 rejection of it led to the Prayer 156 33 Sussex Our Lady of Penrhys, Book Rebellion which was forcibly 139 55 put down and led to the deaths of 27 35 158 157 To Douai at least 5,000 people. 154 Dorset 155 Devon 32 34 Our Lady of the Taper, “ 29 31 30 St. John Rigby London executions for those Bl Thomas Redyng 1537 St Robert Lawrence 1535 whose birthplace is uncertain Bl Robert Salt 1537 St Augustine Webster 1535 28 Bl Thomas Scryven 1537 Bl William Exmew 1535 Ven Thomas Belchiam 1538 marked by on the map Bl German Gardiner 1544 L Bl Sydney Hodgson 1591 Saint Peter, “ Smithfield Bl William Horne 1540 16 Bl Thomas Abell 1540 Bl John Ireland 1544 As they 15 Camberwell Bl Richard Featherstone 1540 Bl John Larke 1544 17 Ven John Griffith 1539 Bl Francis Page, b Antwerp 1602 Ven Friar Waire 1539 Southwark Bl Thomas Woodhouse 1573 disembowelled Bl David Gunston 1541 Edward Bocking 1534 Saint Paul, ” Newgate John Dering 1534 Bl John Davy 1537 Tower Hill Henry Gold 1534 Cornwall Bl Thomas Green 1537 The Lord Darcy de Darcy 1537 Hugh Rich 1534 him, his last words Bl William Greenwood 1537 Richard Risby 1534 Bl Thomas Johnson 1537 Tyburn Adam Sedbar 1537 Bl Walter Pierson 1537 St Luke Kirby 1582 Saint George, “ were, Saint David, “ “May God forgive Martyr’s place of birth by English county Cumberland 40 Bl William Patenson, Durham 1592 63 Bl John Ingram, Stoke Edith 1594 112 Bl John Haile, Isleworth, Hounslow 1535 132 Ven Anthony Brookby, Oxford 1537 152 Bl Edward Colman, Brent Eleigh 1678 171 Bl Arthur Bell, Temple-Broughton 1643 18 Bl Thomas Tunstall, Carlisle 1616 172 Bl Edward Oldcorne, Worcester 1606 - and year of death 41 Bl John Speed 1594 64 Bl Nicholas Woodfen, Leominster 1586 113 Bl Antony Page, Harrow 1593 Rutland 19 Bl Christopher Robinson, Wigton 1587 42 Bl George Swallowell, Houghton Spring 1594 114 Bl Sebastian Newdigate, Harefield 1535 Surrey (also see London) 173 Bl Alexander Rawlins 1595 Bedfordshire 153 Bl Thomas Felton, Bermondsey Abbey 1588 you.
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