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Patryk Salmon

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Feast: 4 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
4 July 1594
verified
Beatified
15 December 1929
by Pius XI
Canonised
not yet

Who they were

Patrick Salmon was a layman from Dublin. He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.

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

A Dublin layman who died with his companions at Dorchester for the Catholic faith.

Connected on this site

  • John Carey Blessed
    “He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.” — this site's research
  • John Cornelius Blessed
    “He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.” — this site's research
  • Thomas Bosgrave Blessed
    “He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.” — this site's research
Sources

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