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Also known as

• Paul of Saint Magdalene

Memorial

• 17 April
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Profile

Raised in a Protestant family, Henry became a minister in the Church of England. Convert to Catholicism. Joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Recollects, taking the name Paul of Saint Magdalene. Priest. Imprisoned, tortured and eventually executed in the persecutions of King Charles I for the crime of being a priest. Martyr.

Born

• c.1599–1600 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

Died

• hanged on 17 April 1643 in Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

• 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Henry Heath“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 April 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>