Richard Leigh (martyr)
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Blessed Richard Leigh (c. 1561 – 1588) was an English martyr
born in Cambridgeshire
. He studied in Reims
and Rome
and was ordained in Rome in 1586. On his return to England he was arrested in London and banished. He returned to England again and was imprisoned in the Tower of London
in 1588. He was condemned for being a priest and executed at Tyburn
on 30 August 1588, with five others who have been declared venerable
: Edward Shelley, Richard Martin, Richard Lloyd, John Roche, and Margaret Ward. Leigh was beatified in 1929.
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
born in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. He studied in Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
and Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and was ordained in Rome in 1586. On his return to England he was arrested in London and banished. He returned to England again and was imprisoned in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
in 1588. He was condemned for being a priest and executed at Tyburn
Tyburn, London
Tyburn was a village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch in present-day London. It took its name from the Tyburn or Teo Bourne 'boundary stream', a tributary of the River Thames which is now completely covered over between its source and its outfall into the...
on 30 August 1588, with five others who have been declared venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
: Edward Shelley, Richard Martin, Richard Lloyd, John Roche, and Margaret Ward. Leigh was beatified in 1929.