| Forty Martyrs of England and Wales "Cuthbert Mayne and Thirty-Nine Companion Martyrs" | |
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| Died | between 4 May 1535 (John Houghton and three companions) – 27 August 1679 (David Lewis), within England and Wales, many at Tyburn |
| Martyred by | Monarchy of England |
| Means of martyrdom | Two died in prison, one was pressed to death, the rest were hanged, drawn and quartered |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church 3 were also honored in the Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 11 were beatified on 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII 29 were beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 4 May (England) 25 October (Wales) Various dates for individual martyrs |
| Attributes | Martyr's palm Knife in chest Noose in neck Book or Bible Crucifix Chaucible Eucharist Various religious habits Crown of martyrdom |
| Patronage | United Kingdom |
| Notable martyrs | Edmund Campion, S.J. Margaret Clitherow |
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The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales[1] or Cuthbert Mayne and Thirty-Nine Companion Martyrs are a group of Catholic, lay and religious, men and women, executed between 1535 and 1679 for treason and related offences under various laws enacted by Parliament during the English Reformation. The individuals listed range from Carthusian monks who in 1535 declined to accept Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy, to seminary priests who were caught up in the alleged Popish Plot against Charles II in 1679. Many were sentenced to death at show trials, or with no trial at all.
- ^ Connor, Charles Patrick (2003). Defenders of the Faith in Word and Deed. Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-0-89870-968-1.