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Francis Page
BlessedResearched
Feast: 20 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1600
Died
20 April 1602
verified
Beatified
1929
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Francis Page was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 20 April 1602, under Elizabeth I, together with the priests Thomas Tichborne and Robert Watkinson.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.
Connected on this site
- Anne Line Saint“On Candlemas 1601 she was arrested as Fr Francis Page was about to say Mass, and was executed on 27 February 1601.” — this site's research
- Thomas Tichborne Blessed“Francis Page was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 20 April 1602, under Elizabeth I, together with the priests Thomas Tichborne and Robert Watkinson.” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 20 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q124029737 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.