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'''John Sugar''' or '''Suker''' (born at [[Wombourn]], [[Staffordshire]], 1558; executed at [[Warwick]], 16 July 1604) was an English [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.
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'''John Sugar''' or '''Suker''' (1558 – 16 July 1604) was an English [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.


==Life==
==Life==
He matriculated at the [[University of Oxford]] from St. Mary's Hall of [[Oriel College]], 30 October 1584, and is described as the son of a priest (''clerici filius''). He left without taking a degree, it is said because he disliked the [[Oath of Supremacy]]; but it appears that he acted as a Protestant minister at [[Cannock]], [[Staffordshire]], for some time.
He matriculated at the [[University of Oxford]] from St. Mary's Hall of [[Oriel College]], 30 October 1584, and is described as the son of a priest ({{lang|la|clerici filius}}). He left without taking a degree, it is said because he disliked the [[Oath of Supremacy]]; but it appears that he acted as a Protestant minister at [[Cannock]], Staffordshire, for some time.<ref name=Catholic>{{Catholic|wstitle=Venerable John Sugar|inline=1}}</ref>


He was ordained a priest from the [[English College, Douai]] (1601), and sent on the mission the same year. He was arrested 8 July 1603, at [[Rowington]], [[Warwickshire]], with '[[Robert Grissold]]', a native of Rowington (in the service of Mr. Sheldon of [[Broadway, Worcestershire]]), who was in attendance on him. He was not accused of any specific act of treason, but simply of acting as a priest in England. After a year's imprisonment at Warwick they were condemned there 14 July, Sugar for being a priest, and Grissold for assisting him. Sugar was cut down before he was fully dead. Grissold was offered his life if he would promise to conform to the [[Church of England]].
He was ordained a priest from the [[English College, Douai]] (1601), and sent on the mission the same year. He was arrested on 8 July 1603, at [[Rowington]], Warwickshire, with [[Robert Grissold]], a native of Rowington (in the service of [[Ralph_Sheldon#Family|William Sheldon]] of [[Broadway, Worcestershire]]), who was in attendance on him. He was not accused of any specific act of [[treason]], but simply of acting as a priest in England, contrary to the [[Jesuits, etc. Act 1584]], which was reinforced by a second statute of 1604. After a year's imprisonment at Warwick, they were condemned there on 14 July, Sugar for being a priest, and Grissold for assisting him. Sugar was cut down before he was fully dead. Grissold was offered his life if he would promise to conform to the [[Church of England]].<ref name=Catholic/>

Sugar endured his fearful death with exemplary courage: at one point during his ordeal, he said "I shall soon be above the sun",{{cite quote|date=July 2022}} and later "after a sharp dinner I shall have a sweet supper".{{cite quote|date=July 2022}}

== Legacy ==
He and his companion Grissold were beatified on 22 November 1987 by [[Pope John Paul II]] [[Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales|along with eighty-three others]]. Their joint feast day is every 16 July.

There is a painting depicting him before his execution by Rebecca Dering,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=National |title=The Blessed John Sugar (1558-1604. A Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987. 342550 |url=https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/342550
|access-date=2022-08-15 |website=www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk |language=en }}</ref> along with a fresco of him and his companion at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Frescoes at St Francis of Assisi, Baddesley Clinton, England, Part 2: the Schema |url=https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/11/the-frescoes-at-st-francis-of-assisi.html |access-date=2022-08-15}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Catholic Church in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Douai Martyrs]]


==References==
==References==
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**Foster, ''Alumni Oxonienses'' (Oxford, 1892);
**Knox, ''Douay Diaries'' (London, 1878), 17, 32;
**Pollen, ''Acts of the English Martyrs'' (London, 1891), 321.

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Blessed

John Sugar
Priest and Martyr
Bornc. 1558
Wombourn, Staffordshire, England[1]
Died16 July 1604 (aged 45 - 46)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England[1]
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Feast16 July (individual with Robert Grissold)
22 November (together with Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales)
AttributesEucharist and chalice

John Sugar or Suker (1558 – 16 July 1604) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.

Life[edit]

He matriculated at the University of Oxford from St. Mary's Hall of Oriel College, 30 October 1584, and is described as the son of a priest (clerici filius). He left without taking a degree, it is said because he disliked the Oath of Supremacy; but it appears that he acted as a Protestant minister at Cannock, Staffordshire, for some time.[1]

He was ordained a priest from the English College, Douai (1601), and sent on the mission the same year. He was arrested on 8 July 1603, at Rowington, Warwickshire, with Robert Grissold, a native of Rowington (in the service of William Sheldon of Broadway, Worcestershire), who was in attendance on him. He was not accused of any specific act of treason, but simply of acting as a priest in England, contrary to the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584, which was reinforced by a second statute of 1604. After a year's imprisonment at Warwick, they were condemned there on 14 July, Sugar for being a priest, and Grissold for assisting him. Sugar was cut down before he was fully dead. Grissold was offered his life if he would promise to conform to the Church of England.[1]

Sugar endured his fearful death with exemplary courage: at one point during his ordeal, he said "I shall soon be above the sun",[This quote needs a citation] and later "after a sharp dinner I shall have a sweet supper".[This quote needs a citation]

Legacy[edit]

He and his companion Grissold were beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II along with eighty-three others. Their joint feast day is every 16 July.

There is a painting depicting him before his execution by Rebecca Dering,[2] along with a fresco of him and his companion at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Venerable John Sugar". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Trust, National. "The Blessed John Sugar (1558-1604. A Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987. 342550". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Frescoes at St Francis of Assisi, Baddesley Clinton, England, Part 2: the Schema". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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