Robert Grissold (died 1604) was an accomplice of John Sugar, the Roman Catholic priest co-martyred at Warwick in 1604. [1] His name is also given as Greswold or Griswold. [2] He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987 by Pope John Paul II. [3]
Robert Grissold (died 1604) was an accomplice of John Sugar, the Roman Catholic priest co-martyred at Warwick in 1604. [1] His name is also given as Greswold or Griswold. [2] He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987 by Pope John Paul II. [3]
The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales or Cuthbert Mayne and Thirty-Nine Companion Martyrs are a group of Catholic, lay and religious, men and women, executed between 1535 and 1679 for treason and related offences under various laws enacted by Parliament during the English Reformation. The individuals listed range from Carthusian monks who in 1535 declined to accept Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy, to seminary priests who were caught up in the alleged Popish Plot against Charles II in 1679. Many were sentenced to death at show trials, or with no trial at all.
The Dryburne Martyrs: Richard Hill, Richard Holiday, John Hogg and Edmund Duke were English Roman Catholic priests and martyrs, executed at Dryburne, County Durham, in the reign of Elizabeth I. They were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987.
Irish Catholic Martyrs were 24 Irish men and women who have been beatified or canonized for dying for their Catholic faith between 1537 and 1681 in Ireland. The canonisation of Oliver Plunkett in 1975 brought an awareness of the others who died for the Catholic faith in the 16th and 17th centuries. On 22 September 1992 Pope John Paul II proclaimed a representative group from Ireland as martyrs and beatified them.
The Eighty-five Martyrs of England and Wales, also known as George Haydock and Eighty-four Companion Martyrs, are a group of men who were executed on charges of treason and related offences in the Kingdom of England between 1584 and 1679. Of the eighty-five, seventy-five were executed under the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584.
During the Spanish Civil War Catholic people faced persecution from the Republican faction of the war, in part due to their support of the nationalists and the recently abolished monarchy. The Catholic Church venerates them as martyrs. More than 6,800 clerics and other Catholic people were killed in what has been dubbed the Red Terror. As of October 2022, 2,107 Spanish martyrs have been beatified; 11 of them being canonized. For some 2,000 additional martyrs, the beatification process is underway
Robert Nutter was an English Catholic priest, Dominican friar and martyr. He was beatified in 1987.
The Martyrs of Japan were Christian missionaries and followers who were persecuted and executed, mostly during the Tokugawa shogunate period in the 17th century. More than 400 martyrs of Japan have been recognized with beatification by the Catholic Church, and 42 have been canonized as saints.
Thomas Welbourne (Welbourn) was an English Roman Catholic teacher. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.
Thomas Palasor was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
Anthony Page was an English Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
John Sandys was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987, and is commemorated on 11 August.
Hugh Taylor was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
John Sugar or Suker was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
Richard Sergeant (executed at Tyburn, 20 April 1586) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
Robert Sutton was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
Christopher Robinson was an English Catholic priest and martyr, beatified in 1987.
During the English Reformation, a number of believers were executed at Lancaster in England as a consequence of their Catholic faith. They are commonly referred to as the Lancaster Martyrs and are commemorated locally by the Lancaster Martyrs Memorial Stone which may be found close to the centre of Lancaster city.
The Martyrs of Japan were Christians who were persecuted for their faith in Japan, mostly during the 17th century.
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