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

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ENGLISH REFORMATION CATHOLIC MARTYROLOGY

XVI-XVIII century

personal data

StatussaintIMAGE PLACEHOLDER
SurnameKIRKBY
Alt. surnames, aliases, etc.KIRBY
Forename(s)Luke
Alt. forname(s)
Religious statuspriest
Personal infoformer Anglican
NationalityEnglish
Date & place of birth1548Kirkby Ireleth, Lonsdale (Lancashire)
Alt. date(s) & place(s) of birthDurham, Richmond (Yorkshire)
Date & place of death30.v.1582London
Nature of death & gallows/prisonhanged, drawn and quarteredTyburn
Trial chargebeing a Catholic priest and refusal to sign the Oath of Supremacy (stat. 1 Eliz.1 c.1)
Trial and death detailsafter two years imprisonment - took arrow to knee sometime while he lived
Companions in deathThomas COTTAM, Wiliam FILBY, Laurence JOHNSON
Beatification date & pontiff29.xii.1886Leo XIII
Canonisation date & pontiff25.x.1970Paul VI
Sources:en.wikipedia.org
www.newadvent.org
archive.org
www.martyrs.faithweb.com