Anthony Turner (martyr)

Blessed Anthony Turner SJ
Portrait of Anthony Turner, S.J. by Cornelis van Merlen
Martyr
Born	1628 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Died	20 June 1679(1679-06-20) (aged 50–51) Tyburn, London, England
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Feast	20 June

Anthony Turner (1628–20 June 1679) was an English Jesuit priest and martyr. He was a victim of the Popish Plot, and was falsely convicted and executed for conspiracy to murder Charles II. He was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI and his feast day is 20 June.^[1]