Blessed Thomas Hemerford and One Hundred and Six Companion Martyrs | |
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Died | Between 12 July 1541 ( David Gonson) – 29 December 1680 ( William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford), within England and Wales, many at Tyburn |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 December 1929, by Pope Pius XI |
Feast | 4 May, various for individual martyrs |
Attributes | martyr's palm knife in chest noose in neck book or bible crucifix chaucible Eucharist various religious habits crown of martyrdom |
One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales, also known as Thomas Hemerford and One Hundred and Six Companion Martyrs, are a group of clergy and laypersons who were executed on charges of treason and related offences in the Kingdom of England between 1541 and 1680. They are considered martyrs in the Roman Catholic Church and were beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
They were chosen from a number of priests and laymen executed between 1584 and 1679. Their names were: [1]
In England these martyrs, together with those beatified between 1886 and 1929, are commemorated by a feast day on 4 May. This day also honours the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales who hold the rank of saint; the Forty Martyrs were honoured separately on 25 October until the liturgical calendar for England was revised in the year 2000. [2]
In Wales, 4 May specifically commemorates the beatified martyrs of England and Wales. Three of the martyrs named in this group of 107 – William Gunter, Edward Jones, and Philip Powell – have Welsh connections.
Blessed Thomas Hemerford and One Hundred and Six Companion Martyrs | |
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Died | Between 12 July 1541 ( David Gonson) – 29 December 1680 ( William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford), within England and Wales, many at Tyburn |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 December 1929, by Pope Pius XI |
Feast | 4 May, various for individual martyrs |
Attributes | martyr's palm knife in chest noose in neck book or bible crucifix chaucible Eucharist various religious habits crown of martyrdom |
One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales, also known as Thomas Hemerford and One Hundred and Six Companion Martyrs, are a group of clergy and laypersons who were executed on charges of treason and related offences in the Kingdom of England between 1541 and 1680. They are considered martyrs in the Roman Catholic Church and were beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
They were chosen from a number of priests and laymen executed between 1584 and 1679. Their names were: [1]
In England these martyrs, together with those beatified between 1886 and 1929, are commemorated by a feast day on 4 May. This day also honours the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales who hold the rank of saint; the Forty Martyrs were honoured separately on 25 October until the liturgical calendar for England was revised in the year 2000. [2]
In Wales, 4 May specifically commemorates the beatified martyrs of England and Wales. Three of the martyrs named in this group of 107 – William Gunter, Edward Jones, and Philip Powell – have Welsh connections.