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Laurence Humphreys
English Catholic martyr
BlessedResearched
Feast: 7 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1571
Died
1591
verified
Beatified
15 December 1929
by Pius XI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Laurence Humphreys was a layman from Hampshire, England, who left heresy and became a Catholic. In 1591 he was hanged and cut down with the knife for his faith.
Pius XI declared him Blessed among the martyrs of England on 15 December 1929.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
An English convert who died for the Catholic faith in 1591.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 22 (1930), p. 14 - Apostolic letter of Pius XI declaring Thomas Hemerford and companions, martyrs of England, Blessed, 15 December 1929
- Wikidata Q6500656 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Laurence Humphreys (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.