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One Hundred And Seven Martyrs Of England And Wales
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 Christian martyrs, martyrs in the Roman Catholic Church and were beatification, beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI. List of individual names They were chosen from a number of Priesthood (Catholic Church), priests and laymen executed between 1584 and 1679. at Hagiography Circle Diocesan Clergy # John Larke, John Ireland (died 7 March 1544) # Thomas Hemerford (c.1553 - 12 February 1584) # James Fenn (c.1540 - 12 February 1584) # John Nutter (martyr), John Nutter (died 12 February 1584) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gonson
David Gonson (1510 – 12 July 1541), also known as David Gunston, was a Knight of Malta and Catholic martyr of the English Reformation. Life Sir David Gonson was born in Deptford, Kent, the son of William Gonson and his wife Bennett Walter. His was a naval family, with his father serving as a Vice-Admiral and well connected with the nobility. His father had been born in Melton Mowbray and his uncle, Bartholomew, served as a priest there, during which time he erected the Gonson Memorial in the church paying tribute to his parents. David Gonson was received into the Order of Malta at the English Auberge in Valletta on 20 October 1533. He served on board ships of the Order in the Mediterranean until 1540 when he returned to England. As part of the actions taken during the Reformation, the Order was suppressed in England by King Henry VIII on 10 May 1540. Gonson refused to recognise the authority of the king in spiritual matters. The writ against him claimed that in Malta "He de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |