Saint Richard Reynolds | |
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Bridgettine Martyr, "The Angel of Syon" Forty Martyrs of England and Wales | |
Born | c. 1492 Devon, England |
Died | 4 May 1535 (aged 42 - 43) 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 | 4 May (individual and all English Martyrs) 25 October (collectively with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) |
Attributes | Book or bible Martyr's palm Bridgettine habit Holding a noose or worn in neck |
Richard Reynolds, O.Ss.S (c.1492 – 4 May 1535) was an English Bridgettine monk executed in London for refusing the Oath of Supremacy to King Henry VIII of England.[1] He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.[2]
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