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Henry Walpole (1558 – 7 April 1595) was an English Jesuit martyr, executed at York for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy.
Henry Walpole (1558-1595) was inspired by the courage of the Jesuit martyr, Edmund Campion, to become a priest for his native England. He was arrested, however, almost as soon as he set foot on English soil and spent more time being tortured in prison then some Jesuits spent ministering the sacraments.
Shop St. Henry Walpole. Jesuit and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was born in Docking, Norfolk, England, and was educated at Cambridge and Day's Inn. Converted to Catholicism, he went to Rome where he entered the Jesuits in 1584.
On this day in history, 17th April 1595, Henry Walpole, the Jesuit martyr, was hanged, drawn and quartered in the city of York.
The courageous sacrifice and unwavering faith displayed by Father Henry Walpole earned him a place among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, a group of Catholic individuals who suffered martyrdom during the English Reformation. He was formally venerated by Pope Pius XI on 8 December 1929, who declared him a martyr.
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English Jesuit martyr, born at Docking, Norfolk, 1558; martyred at York, 7 April, 1595. He was the eldest son of Christopher Walpole, by Margery, heiress of Richard Beckham of Narford, and was educated at Norwich School, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Gray's Inn.
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