John Sandys (priest)
John Sandys (1550 or 1555 in Lancashire[1] – 11 August 1586 executed at Gloucester) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987, and is commemorated on 11 August.[2]
Life[edit]
John Sandys was born in the Diocese of Chester, and studied at the University of Oxford, and Douai College.[1]
He arrived at Reims 4 June 1583, and was ordained priest in the Holy Cross Chapel of Reims Cathedral by the Cardinal Archbishop, Louis de Guise. He was sent on the English mission 2 October 1584.[3]
He was executed at Gloucester in 1586. John Sandys was among the 85 martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul II on 22 November 1987.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Beatified Martyrs of the Clifton Diocese", Clifton Diocese
- ^ a b "Blessed John Sandys", Diocese of Shrewsbury
- ^ Wainewright, John. "Ven. John Sandys." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 13 December 2021
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- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. John Sandys". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
