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John Roche

Irish Catholic martyr (died 1588)

Blessed

Born

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unknown

Died

1588

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

John Roche (also known as John Neele or Neale) was a Catholic martyr, born in Ireland, who died in London, England on 30 August 1588.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Margaret Ward Saint
“With the help of John Roche he got away.” — this site's research

Sources

Wikidata Q6255320 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — John Roche (martyr) (CC BY-SA)

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