John Sandys (priest)

John Sandys (1550 or 1555 in Lancashire[1] – 11 August 1586 executed at Gloucester) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987, and is commemorated on 11 August.[2]

Life

John Sandys was born in the Diocese of Chester, and 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.[3]

He was executed at Gloucester in 1586. John Sandys was among the 85 martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul II on 22 November 1987.[2]

See also

• Catholic Church in the United Kingdom
• Douai Martyrs

References

1. "Beatified Martyrs of the Clifton Diocese", Clifton Diocese
2. ""Blessed John Sandys", Diocese of Shrewsbury". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
3. Wainewright, John. "Ven. John Sandys." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 13 December 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Attribution

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