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John Bretton
Married layman, martyr in England
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
22 November 1987
by John Paul II
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
John Bretton was a married layman. The source records that he was put to death for the faith at York in 1598, at the age of sixty-nine. He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II among the eighty-five martyrs of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Put to death at York in 1598 for the Catholic faith.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991), p. 871 - apostolic letter 'Ecclesia in Anglia' of 22 November 1987 (85 martyrs of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland)
- Wikidata R36c8304a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.