John Norton

Who they were

John Norton was a married layman. The source records that he was put to death for the faith at Durham in 1600. 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 Durham in 1600 for the Catholic faith.

Connected on this site

• Blessed John Talbot Blessed
  “With Blessed Thomas Palaser, a priest, and Blessed John Norton, he was condemned to death under Queen Elizabeth I for helping the priest, and he died on the gallows at Durham on 9 August 1600.” — this site's research
• Thomas Palasor Blessed
  “He was arrested in the house of John Norton near Lamesley, County Durham.” — this site's research