Blessed Richard Kirkman
- 22 August
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Profile
Studied at Douai, France; ordained in Rheims, France in 1579. Returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Tutor for Richard Dymake’s family in Scrivelsby. Arrested near Wakefield in 1582 for the treason of not accepting the Queen as head of the Church. Martyr.
Born
- Addingham, Yorkshire, England
- hanged, drawn and quartered on 22 August 1582 at York, England
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Richard Kirkman“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 January 2018. Web. 26 April 2019. <>