George Douglas (martyr)
| Blessed George Douglas | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1540 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 9 September 1587 (aged c. 47) York, England |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 November 1993 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 4 May (Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales) |
George Douglas (c. 1540[1]– 1587) was one of the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales.[2]
Life
Born in Edinburgh, he was originally a teacher by profession.[3] His family were from Bonjedward near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.[1]
Converting to Catholicism, he travelled to France around 1556[1] where he was ordained a secular priest[4] in Notre Dame de Paris in 1574 - possibly at the testimonial of Mary, Queen of Scots.[1] Returning to the north of England, he was a priest in York,[3] where it seems he was 'apparelled in course canvas dublit and hose,' and in the East Midlands as well.[5] Captured and found guilty in York of 'persuading the Queen's subjects away' from Protestantism,[6] he was hung, drawn and quartered at York on 9 September 1587.[3][7]
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 22 November 1987.[2]
See also
- Patrick Hamilton (martyr)
- George Wishart
- List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation
- Saint John Ogilvie
- Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation
- John Black (martyr)
- William Gibson (martyr)
- John Ingram (martyr)
- Patrick Primrose
- Hugh Barclay of Ladyland, David Graham, Laird of Fintry, Spanish blanks plot
- Alexander Cameron (priest)
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 "Lives of the English martyrs". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Matthew Bunson; Margaret Bunson; Pope John Paul II; Stephen Bunson (1999). John Paul II's Book of Saints. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 287–. ISBN 978-0-87973-934-8.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Basil Watkins (19 November 2015). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-0-567-66456-3.
- Back to citation "Lives of the English martyrs". Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Back to citation Thomas, P.V., 'Privy Council And 'Vagarant Runagate' Priests in Elizabethan York,' The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 69 (1997), 184.
- Back to citation Richard Challoner (1836). Modern British Martyrology: Commencing with the Reformation, A.D. 1535, 26th Henry VIII. to A.D. 1684, 24th Charles II. Keating, Brown. pp. 151–.
- Back to citation Malta, Times of (10 June 2007). "British martyrs called George". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 March 2025.