Forty Martyrs of England and Wales | |
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Died | 1535–1679, England and Wales |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Feast | 25 October |
The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent the many Roman Catholics martyred in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679.
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See also[]
- List of Catholic martyrs of England
- English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era, a Church of England commemoration-day for Roman Catholic and Church of England martyrs of the English Reformation
- Catholic Church in England and Wales
- Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales, a list of eighty-five beatified by the pope to represent those executed during the English Reformation
External links[]
- Catholic Forum: Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- Sermon of Paul VI on the occasion of the canonisation of forty martyrs from England and Wales, 25 October 1970 (largely in Italian)
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