Lawrence Richardson

Who they were

Lawrence Richardson was a priest who was put to death on 30 May 1582, under Elizabeth I, on the same day as William Filby, Luke Kirby and Thomas Cottom.

In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the sixty-three English martyrs already declared Blessed.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.

Connected on this site

• Luke Kirby Saint
  “He was executed at Tyburn in 1582, with Luke Kirby.” — Wikipedia
• William Filby Blessed
  “Lawrence Richardson was a priest who was put to death on 30 May 1582, under Elizabeth I, on the same day as William Filby, Luke Kirby and Thomas Cottom.” — this site's research