Joan Waste

Joan Waste
Born1534
Derby
Died1 August 1556
Derby
Cause of deathBurned to death
NationalityEnglish
Occupationrope maker
Known formartyrdom
Parent(s)William and Joan Waste

Joan Waste or Wast (1534 – 1 August 1556) was a blind woman who was burned in Derby for refusing to renounce her Protestant faith.[1][2]

  1. ^ The History of the County of Derby, Stephen Glover, Thomas Noble, 1829, accessed 23 February 2009
  2. ^ John Foxe's Book of Martyrs Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 1563, republished 2006, accessed February 2009