Christopher Wade (died 1555) was an English Protestant martyr. His story is recorded in '' Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. He was executed by burning in July 1555, on the same day as

Margaret Polley Margaret Polley (died July 1555) was an English Protestant martyr from Popingberry, Rochester, Kent. Her story is recorded in '' Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. She was questioned by Maurice Griffith, Bishop of Rochester, condemned to death for her ...

, in

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...

, Kent. He had been condemned by

Maurice Griffith Maurice Griffith (or Griffin; c. 1507 – 20 November 1558) was a Welshman who became Bishop of Rochester. Biography Little is known of his birth but it is thought to have been in the Caernarfon area around 1507. He was a friar at Blackfriars, ...

, bishop of Rochester.p.278-279,

John Foxe John Foxe (1516/1517 – 18 April 1587) was an English clergyman, theologian, and historian, notable for his martyrology '' Foxe's Book of Martyrs'', telling of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but particularly the sufferings of En ...

, '' Foxe's Book of Martyrs'', 2000,

Ambassador Publications The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) is the sixth largest Lutheran church body in the United States. The AFLC includes congregations from the former Lutheran Free Church in 27 different U.S. states and four Canadian provinces. Th ...

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