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   Why do we celebrate Forty Martyrs of England & Wales?

   • This feast, the feast of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, honors the hundreds of British men and women who died for their faith in wake of the dispute between the Pope and King Henry VIII during the 16th century. Many loyal Catholics were tortured and killed by the British state from 1535 to 1679.

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   How many Catholic martyrs are there?

   • Many loyal Catholics were tortured and killed by the British state from 1535 to 1679. In 1970, the Vatican selected 40 martyrs, men and women, lay and religious, to represent the full group of about 300. Each martyr has their own day of memorial, but they are all remembered as a group on October 25.

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   What is the Catholic Church in England and Wales?

   • The Catholic Church in England and Wales ( Latin: Ecclesia Catholica in Anglia et Cambria; Welsh: Yr Eglwys Gatholig yng Nghymru a Lloegr) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See.

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   Why do dioceses celebrate May 4?

   • On May 4, the dioceses of England honor all the martyrs who suffered and died under the Tudors and the Stuarts with a liturgical Feast day. This protomartyr gave an example that they all followed, to their salvation and their glory and for our inspiration and our devotion.

   The Protomartyr of the English Reformation: St. John Houghton

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   Apr 28, 2024 · This feast, the feast of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, honors the hundreds of British men and women who died for their faith in wake of the dispute between the Pope and King...

3. ewtn.co.uk › article-a-good-friday-saint-margaretA Good Friday Saint: Margaret Clitherow, the Pearl of York

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   May 9, 2024 · Margaret Clitherow was canonized among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. This Good Friday, we can remember her love for Jesus, her devotion to him in the sacrifice of the Holy Mass, her brave defense of Catholic priests and her protective love for her family.

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   May 1, 2024 · As the historian and Benedictine monk Dom David Knowles describes St. John Houghton, who was canonized as one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales by Pope Paul VI in 1970, he was a great exemplar for his order and for all the martyrs who would follow him.

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   May 4, 2024 · From 2001, there are also celebrated on this day the forty martyrs of England and Wales who were canonized on 25 October 1970 and formerly celebrated on that day. They include Saints Cuthbert Mayne, John Houghton, Edmund Campion, and Richard Gwynn, as well as Saints John Roberts and Ambrose Barlow from the Benedictine monastery of St Gregory at ...

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7. ewtn.co.uk › article-st-nicholas-owen-a-carpenterSt. Nicholas Owen, a Carpenter Saint for the Year of St. Joseph

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   4 days ago · His feast day is today. St. Nicholas was canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales by St. Paul VI in October 1970. The pandemic put paid to the 50th anniversary celebrations last fall; those commemorations for St. Nicholas Owen and the others may take place this year.

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   3 days ago · He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. His Feast Day is 17 October. A painting of St Richard Gwyn in Wrexham Cathedral. The main body of the church of St Giles was rebuilt in the late 15th and early 16th centuries to become one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture in Wales.

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   1 day ago · Dioceses in England and Wales. The Catholic Church in England and Wales has five provinces: Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Southwark and Westminster. There are 22 dioceses which are divided into parishes (for comparison, the Church of England and Church in Wales currently have a total of 50 dioceses).