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Richard Sargeant
Diocesan priest, martyr at Tyburn under Elizabeth I
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology for 20 April places him at London with William Thomson, priests and martyrs condemned to death for having entered England as priests and remained there, who suffered the extreme penalty at Tyburn.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Put to death at Tyburn for entering England as a priest.
Connected on this site
- William Thomson Blessed“The Roman Martyrology for 20 April places him at London with William Thomson, priests and martyrs condemned to death for having entered England as priests and remained there, who suffered the extreme penalty at Tyburn.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rdf54637c — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.