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
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.
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
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Beatified Martyrs of the Clifton Diocese", Clifton Diocese
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 ""Blessed John Sandys", Diocese of Shrewsbury". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
Bibliography
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