The Vatican, in the year 1970, chose 40 martyrs of England who sacrificed their life for the sake of religion during the period from 1535 to 1679. These 40 martyrs of England will represent all the innocent people who died due to the conflict between the church and the monarchy. Each of the martyrs of England have been assigned an individual memorial day. However, 25 October is celebrated in the memory of all the martyrs of England. Church masses are organized on the memorials of the martyrs of England.
Some of the important martyrs of England are as follows:
- Henry Morse
- Richard Reynolds
- Edmund Arrowsmith
- Friars Obervant
- Edmund Gennings
- John Plesington
- Richard Gwyn
- Luke Kirby
- Thomas Garnet
- Nicholas Owen
- Augustine Webster
- Robert Lawrence
- Alexander Briant
- Henry Walpole
- David Lewis
- Ambrose Barlow
- John Almond
- Philip Evans
- Edmund Campion
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