Saint Alexander Briant S.J. | |
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Priest and Martyr | |
Born | 17 August 1556[1] Somerset, England |
Died | 1 December 1581 Tyburn, London, England | (aged 25)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Feast | 1 December (individual) 25 October (along with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) 29 October (one of the Douai Martyrs) |
Attributes | noose in neck, knife in chest, martyr's palm, crown of martyrdom, crucifix |
Alexander Briant, SJ (17 August 1556 – 1 December 1581) was an English Jesuit and martyr, executed at Tyburn.