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Richard Reynolds

English Brigittine monk and Roman Catholic Martyr

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

Born

1492

Died

1535

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Richard Reynolds, O.Ss.S (c.1492 – 4 May 1535) was an English Bridgettine monk executed in London for refusing the Oath of Supremacy to King Henry VIII. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Thomas Reynolds Blessed
“1562 – 21 January 1642), born Thomas Green (possible alias during priestly ministry, Richard Reynolds), was an English Reformation Catholic priest and martyr.” — Wikipedia

Sources

Wikidata Q654525 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Richard Reynolds (martyr) (CC BY-SA)

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