John Hewitt (priest)

See also John Hewitt (disambiguation)
John Hewitt
Died(1588-10-05)5 October 1588
Cause of deathExecution
OccupationPriest
Criminal chargesHigh treason

John Hewitt or Hewett (alias Weldon, alias Savell)[1][2] (date of birth unknown; executed at Mile End Green, 5 October 1588)[3] was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.

  1. ^ Rudge, F.M. "John Hewett." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 26 March 2020Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Patron Saints Index: Blessed John Hewitt Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Pollen SJ, J.H., Acts of English Martyrs Hitherto Unpublished, London. Burns and Oates, 1891, p. 229Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.