Saint Richard Martin

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Saint Richard Martin (died 1588) was an English martyr. Born in Shropshire, he studied at Oxford. A devout Catholic, he was arrested for giving shelter to priests, and was hanged, drawn, and quartered August 30, 1588 at Tyburn, along with Blesseds Richard Leigh, Edward Shelley, John Roche, Richard Flowers, and St. Margaret Ward. He was beatified in 1929. His feast day is August 30.

References

"St. Richard Martin" Catholic Online, Saints and Angels, Retrieved 2009-11-06.

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Name	Richard Martin
Alternative names	Saint
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Date of birth
Place of birth	Shropshire, England
Date of death	1588
Place of death	Tyburn, England

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