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ENGLISH REFORMATION CATHOLIC MARTYROLOGY
XVI-XVIII century
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| Status | saint | ![]() |
| Surname | KIRKBY | |
| Alt. surnames, aliases, etc. | KIRBY | |
| Forename(s) | Luke | |
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| Religious status | priest | |
| Personal info | former Anglican | |
| Nationality | English | |
| Date & place of birth | 1548 | Kirkby Ireleth, Lonsdale (Lancashire) |
| Alt. date(s) & place(s) of birth | Durham, Richmond (Yorkshire) | |
| Date & place of death | 30.v.1582 | London |
| Nature of death & gallows/prison | hanged, drawn and quartered | Tyburn |
| Trial charge | being a Catholic priest and refusal to sign the Oath of Supremacy (stat. 1 Eliz.1 c.1) | |
| Trial and death details | after two years imprisonment - took arrow to knee sometime while he lived | |
| Companions in death | Thomas COTTAM, Wiliam FILBY, Laurence JOHNSON | |
| Beatification date & pontiff | 29.xii.1886 | Leo XIII |
| Canonisation date & pontiff | 25.x.1970 | Paul VI |
| Sources: | en.wikipedia.org www.newadvent.org archive.org www.martyrs.faithweb.com | |