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Online exhibit marks 50th anniversary of canonization of 40 Martyrs of England and Wales
Relic of Blessed Edward Oldcorne’s Eye. Credit: British Jesuit Province/Stonyhurst College.)
During the 16th and 17th centuries, Catholics in Britain suffered intense persecution, with hundreds of people being martyred for their faith.
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – During the 16
th and 17
th centuries, Catholics in Britain suffered intense persecution, with hundreds of people being martyred for their faith.
On Oct. 25, 1970, Pope St. Paul VI canonized the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, which included such names as Edmund Campion, Henry Walpole, and Saint Ward.
St Thomas More’s Hat. Property of the British Jesuit Province. Image copyright Stonyhurst College.