Douai Martyrs
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The Douai Martyrs is a name applied by the Catholic Church to 158 Catholic priests trained in the English College at Douai, France, who were executed by the English state between 1577 and 1680.[2]
Quick Facts Saints, Blesseds, and Venerables The Douai Martyrs, Priests and Martyrs ...
Saints, Blesseds, and Venerables The Douai Martyrs | |
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Priests and Martyrs | |
Born | Various |
Died | 29 November 1577 (Saint Cuthbert Mayne) - 23 October 1680 (Blessed Thomas Thwing) Various, many at Tyburn |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (6 were declared Venerable by Pope Leo XIII in 1886) |
Beatified | 14 beatified on 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
62 beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI 56 beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 20 canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Feast | 29 October[1] 4 May (all English Martyrs) 25 October (those from the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales group) 22 November (those from the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales group) Various feast days for individual martyrs |
Attributes | Martyr's palm Knife in chest Noose around neck Book or Bible Crucifix Chaucible Eucharist Various religious habits Crown of martyrdom |
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