Richard Reynolds (martyr)

Saint

Richard Reynolds

Illustration from The Angel of Syon by Dom Adam Hamilton, O.S.B.
Bridgettine Martyr, "The Angel of Syon"
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Bornc. 1492
Devon, England
Died4 May 1535 (aged 42 - 43)
Tyburn, London, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Feast4 May (individual and all English Martyrs)
25 October (collectively with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
AttributesBook 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]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Biography: Forty Martyrs (RC) of England and Wales (25 Oct 1570)". elvis.rowan.edu. Retrieved 4 May 2020.