John Sandys

For other people named John Sandys, see John Sandys (disambiguation).

John Sandys (born in Lancashire between 1550 and 1555;^[1] executed at Gloucester, 11 August 1586) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.

Life

He studied at the University of Oxford, and Douai College.^[1]

He arrived at Reims 4 June 1583, and was ordained priest in the Holy Cross Chapel of Reims Cathedral by the Cardinal Archbishop, Louis de Guise. He was sent on the English mission 2 October 1584.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Clifton Diocese | Beatified Martyrs of the Clifton Diocese

References

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). "Ven. John Sandys". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.

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