Ralph Grimston

Who they were

Ralph Grimston was a married layman. The source records that he was put to death for the faith at York in 1598. He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II among the eighty-five martyrs of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

Put to death at York in 1598 for the Catholic faith.

Connected on this site

• Peter Snow Blessed
  “1564 – 15 June 1598) was an English Catholic priest who was executed by the state, along with Ralph Grimston, in 1598.” — Wikipedia