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Blessed John Munden

detail of an Italian holy card of Blessed John Munden, date and artist unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Memorial

12 February
29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University

Profile

Studied at New College, Oxford. Teacher and schoolmaster. Studied for the priesthood at Rheims, France, and Rome, Italy. Ordained in 1582. Martyr.

Born

at Coltley, South Maperton, Dorset, England

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 12 February 1584 at Tyburn, London, England

8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Additional Information

105 Martyrs of Tyburn
Mementoes of the English Martyrs and Confessors, by Father Henry Sebastian Bowden
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beat

MLA Citation

“Blessed John Munden“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 November 2022. Web. 29 April 2024. <>