Edmund Catherick
Blessed Edmund Catherick | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1605 Lancashire, England |
| Died | 13 April 1642 (aged 36 - 37) York, England |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Feast | 13 April |
Edmund Catherick (c. 1605 – 13 April 1642) was an English
Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr
, beatified in 1929.
Life
Catherick was probably born in
Douai College, he was ordained in the same institution, and about 1635 went out to the English mission where he began his seven years' ministry which closed with his death. During this time he was known under the alias Huddleston, which was probably his mother's maiden name.[2]
Apprehended in the North Riding, near Watlas, Catherick was brought by pursuivants before Justice Dodsworth, a connection by marriage – possibly an uncle. Gillow states that it was through admissions made to Dodsworth, under the guise of friendship, that Catherick was convicted. He was arraigned at York and condemned to death together with John Lockwood.[2]
The execution was stayed by the king
St. Gregory's Monastery, Downside. The skull, said to have been found at Hazlewood Castle, was examined by John Lingard in 1845.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Challoner, Richard. Memoirs of Missionary Priests, New York. P.J. Kenedy, 1924, p. 415
- ^ a b c Saxton, Eugene. "Ven. Edmund Catherick." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. Edmund Catherick". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
- Joseph Gillow, Bibl. Dict. Eng. Cath., I, 432
- Richard Challoner, Memoirs, II
