Saint Luke Kirby | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Saint_luke_kirby.png) Detail of a sketch of a stained glass window for Notre Dame Convent, Wigan, England | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1549 probably near Richmond, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 30 May 1582 (aged 32 - 33) Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 30 May (individual with his three companions) 25 October (with the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) 29 October (one of the Douai Martyrs) |
| Attributes | martyr's palm, book of hours |
Luke Kirby (also spelt Kirbie c. 1549 – 30 May 1582) was an English Catholic priest and martyr from the North of England, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.