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Blessed John Speed

Also known as

  • John Spence
  • one of the Martyrs of England and Wales
  • one of the Durham Martyrs

Memorial

  • 4 February

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Layman. Martyred for befriending and protecting Catholic priests, including Saint John Boste, during the persecutions of Elizabeth I.

Born

  • at Durham, England

Died

  • 4 February 1594 at Durham, England

Venerated

  • 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

  • 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Additional Information

  • Catholic Encyclopedia
  • books

    • Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
    • Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
  • other sites in english

    • Catholic Online
    • Hagiography Circle
    • Katherine Rabenstein
  • sitios en español

    • Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
  • fonti in italiano

    • Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
    • Santi e Beati
  • websites in nederlandse

    • Heiligen 3s

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed John Speed“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 February 2017. Web. 23 February 2019. <>

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