John Ogilvie (saint)
Saint John Ogilvie | |
|---|---|
 John Ogilvie | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1580[1] Drumnakeith, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Died | 10 March 1615 (aged 34–35) Glasgow Cross, Scotland |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 December 1929, Rome, Vatican City by Pius XI |
| Canonized | 17 October 1976, Rome, Vatican City by Paul Vl |
| Feast | 10 March |
John Ogilvie, SJ (1580 – 10 March 1615) was a Scottish Jesuit priest. For his work in service to a persecuted Catholic community in 17th century Scotland, and in being hanged for his faith, he became the only post-Reformation Scottish saint.
Ogilvie was brought up a
Biography
John was the eldest son of Walter Ogilvie, a respected
.In the midst of the religious controversies and turmoil that engulfed the Europe of that era, he decided to become a Catholic. In 1597, aged seventeen, he was received into the Catholic Church by Cornelius a Lapide S.J., professor of sacred scripture at Leuven, Belgium. Ogilvie joined the Society of Jesus in 1599 and was ordained a priest at Paris in 1613.[1] After ordination he served in Rouen in Normandy where he made repeated requests to be sent to Scotland to minister to the few remaining Catholics in the Glasgow area. (After the Scottish Reformation in 1560 it had become illegal there to preach, proselytise for, or otherwise endorse Catholicism.)[2]
It was his hope that some Catholic
Ogilvie's last words were: "If there be here any hidden Catholics, let them pray for me but the prayers of heretics I will not have." After he was pushed from the stairs, he threw his concealed rosary out into the crowd. According to legend, one of his enemies caught it and subsequently became a devout, lifelong Catholic. After his execution Ogilvie's followers were rounded up and put in jail. They suffered heavy fines, but none received the death penalty.
The customary beheading and quartering were omitted owing to undisguised popular sympathy, and his body was hurriedly buried in the churchyard of Glasgow cathedral.[1]
Veneration
As a
See also
- George Wishart
- List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation
- Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation
- John Black (martyr)
- George Douglas (martyr)
- William Gibson (martyr)
- John Ingram (martyr)
- Patrick Primrose
- Hugh Barclay of Ladyland, David Graham, Laird of Fintry, Spanish blanks plot
- Alexander Cameron (priest)
- Saint John Ogilvie, patron saint archive
References
- ^ a b c Barrett, Michael. "Ven. John Ogilvie." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 11 December 2021
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Patron Saints Index: Saint John Ogilvie". 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "10. mars: Den hellige John Ogilvie (~1580–1615)". 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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- ^ "Irondequoit Catholic Communities – – John Ogilvie". 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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- ^ "Jesuits in Britain - Call to honour Scotland's only martyr - 20 March 2017". Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
Sources
- Barrett, Michael (1913). "Ven. John Ogilvie". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Smith, George Gregory (1885–1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.