Douai Martyrs

Saints, Blesseds, and Venerables

The Douai Martyrs
Priests and Martyrs
BornVarious
Died29 November 1577 (Saint Cuthbert Mayne) - 23 October 1680 (Blessed Thomas Thwing)
Various, many at Tyburn
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(6 were declared Venerable by Pope Leo XIII in 1886)
Beatified14 beatified on 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

62 beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

56 beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized20 canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Feast29 October[1]
4 May (all English Martyrs)
25 October (those from the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales group)
22 November (those from the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales group)
Various feast days for individual martyrs
AttributesMartyr's palm
Knife in chest
Noose around neck
Book or Bible
Crucifix
Chaucible
Eucharist
Various religious habits
Crown of martyrdom

The Douai Martyrs is a name applied by the Catholic Church to 158 Catholic priests from Great Britain who studied at the English College, Douai and were subsequently executed by the Kingdom of England between 1577 and 1680.[2]

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  2. ^ "Catholic Saint of the Day | uCatholic". Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2012.