John Rugg
priest and martyr at Reading
Feast: 15 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Reading in England, the blessed martyrs Hugh Faringdon or Cook, abbot of the Order of Saint Benedict, John Eynon and John Rugg, priests, who, accused of treason for having stubbornly opposed King Henry VIII's claims to primacy in the Church, died hanged and disembowelled with the sword in front of the monastery.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 November as a priest hanged and disembowelled before the monastery at Reading for opposing King Henry VIII's claims to primacy in the Church.
Connected on this site
- John Eynon Blessed“At Reading in England, the blessed martyrs Hugh Faringdon or Cook, abbot of the Order of Saint Benedict, John Eynon and John Rugg, priests, who, accused of treason for having stubbornly opposed King Henry VIII's claims to primacy in the Church, died hanged and disembowelled with the sword in front of the monastery.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 15 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R8528d8ba — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.