OUR LADY from CZĘSTOCHOWA: st Sigismund church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionOUR LADY of PERPETUAL HELPLOGO PORTALU

st Sigismund
Roman Catholic parish
05-507 Słomczyn
ul. Wiślana 85
Konstancin deanery
m. i gm. Konstancin-Jeziorna
pow. Piaseczno

st SIGISMUND: st Sigismund church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionst SIGISMUND: XIX c., feretory, st Sigismund church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collection

ENGLISH REFORMATION CATHOLIC MARTYROLOGY

XVI-XVIII century

personal data

StatusblessedIMAGE PLACEHOLDER
SurnameBERE
Alt. surnames, aliases, etc.BIRD, BERE
Forename(s)Richard
Alt. forname(s)John
Religious statusmonk
Congregationcarthusian
Personal infoLondon Charterhouse, former abbot of Glastonbury
NationalityEnglish
Date & place of birthGlastonbury (Somersetshire)
Date & place of death09.viii.1537London
Nature of death & gallows/prisonin prisonNewgate prison
Trial chargerefusing to acknowledge the spiritual supremacy of the King, Henry VIII
Trial and death detailschained standing and with hands tied behind to a post until dead of starvation
Beatification date & pontiff29.xii.1886Leo XIII
Sources:saints.sqpn.com
archive.org