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.
Life
He 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.
He was executed at Gloucester for treason in 1586 on order of Queen Elizabeth I.
See also
References
- 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.
