Saint Cuthbert Mayne | |
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 Cuthbert Mayne in a mezzotint by Daniel Fournier | |
| Priest and Martyr Forty Martyrs of England and Wales | |
| Born | Baptized 20 March 1543 or 1544 Youlston, near Barnstaple, Devon, England |
| Died | 29 November 1577 (aged 33 or 34) Launceston, Cornwall, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Church of St Cuthbert Mayne, Launceston, Cornwall |
| Feast | 30 November (individual) 25 October (together with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) 29 November (one of the Douai Martyrs) |
| Attributes | Noose around neck, crucifix, knife in chest, martyr's palm, holding a Bible |
| Patronage | Launceston, Cornwall |
Cuthbert Mayne (c. 1543–29 November 1577) was an English Catholic priest executed under the laws of Elizabeth I. He was the first of the seminary priests trained on the Continent to be martyred. Mayne was beatified in 1886 and canonised as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales in 1970.