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'''Richard Sergeant''' (executed at [[Tyburn]], 20 April 1586) was an English [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.
'''Richard Sergeant''' (executed at [[Tyburn]], 20 April 1586) was an English [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.


==Life==
==Life==


He was probably a younger son of Thomas Sergeant of [[Stone, Gloucestershire]], by Katherine, daughter of John Tyre of Hardwick. He took his degree at the [[University of Oxford]] (20 February 1570-1), and arrived at the English College, [[Reims]], on 25 July 1581.<ref name=Wainewright>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13727b.htm Wainewright, John. "Ven. Richard Sergeant." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 March 2016</ref>
He was probably a younger son of Thomas Sergeant of [[Stone, Gloucestershire]], by Katherine, daughter of John Tyre of Hardwick. He took his degree at the [[University of Oxford]] (20 February 1570–1), and arrived at the [[English College, Douai|English College]], [[Reims]], on 25 July 1581.<ref name=Wainewright>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13727b.htm Wainewright, John. "Ven. Richard Sergeant." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 March 2016</ref>


He was ordained subdeacon at Reims (4 April 1582), deacon at [[Soissons]] (9 June 1582), and priest at [[Laon]] (7 April 1583). He said his first Mass on 21 April, and left for England on 10 September.<ref name=Wainewright/>
He was ordained subdeacon at Reims (4 April 1582), deacon at [[Soissons]] (9 June 1582), and priest at [[Laon]] (7 April 1583). He said his first Mass on 21 April, and left for England on 10 September.<ref name=Wainewright/>


He was indicted at the [[Old Bailey]] (17 April 1586) as Richard Lea alias Longe.
He was indicted at the [[Old Bailey]] (17 April 1586) as Richard Lea alias Longe.


==William Thomson==
==William Thomson==
Along with Richard Sergeant him was condemned and executed '''William Thomson''', a native of Blackburn, Lancashire, who was educated at local schools before going to the [[English College, Douai|English College at Reims]], on 28 May 1583. He was ordained priest in the Reims cathedral (31 March 1583-4). Thomson labored chiefly in London, and was arrested in the house of Roger Line, husband of [[Anne Line]] in Bishopsgate St. Without, while saying Mass.<ref name=Wainewright/>
Along with Richard Sergeant, he was condemned and executed '''William Thomson''', a native of Blackburn, Lancashire, who was educated at local schools before going to the [[English College, Douai|English College at Reims]], on 28 May 1583. He was ordained priest in the Reims cathedral (31 March 1583–4). Thomson laboured chiefly in London, and was arrested in the house of Roger Line, husband of [[Anne Line]] in [[Bishopsgate|Bishopsgate Without]], while saying Mass.<ref name=Wainewright/>


Both were executed on 20 April 1586 for being Catholic priests and coming into the realm in violation of 27 Eliz. c 2.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/livesofenglishma01burtuoft#page/200/mode/2up Wainewright, John Bannerman. "Venerable William Thomson", ''Lives of the English Martyrs'', (Edwin H. Burton and J. H. Pollen eds.), London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1914]</ref>
Both were executed on 20 April 1586 for being Catholic priests and coming into the realm in violation of the [[Jesuits, etc. Act 1584]].<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/livesofenglishma01burtuoft#page/200/mode/2up Wainewright, John Bannerman. "Venerable William Thomson", ''Lives of the English Martyrs'', (Edwin H. Burton and J. H. Pollen eds.), London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1914]</ref>


Both were beatified by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1987 and are commemorated on 4 May.
Both were beatified by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1987 and are commemorated on 4 May.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Douai Martyrs]]
* [[Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales]]
* [[Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales]]


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**[[Joseph Foster (genealogist)|Joseph Foster]], ''Alumni Oxonienses'', (Oxford, 1892)
**[[Joseph Foster (genealogist)|Joseph Foster]], ''Alumni Oxonienses'', (Oxford, 1892)
**[[Harleian Society]] Publ. xxi (London, 1885), 258
**[[Harleian Society]] Publ. xxi (London, 1885), 258
**[[John Hungerford Pollen (junior)|John Hungerford Pollen]], ''English Martyrs 1584-1603'' in Cath. Rec. Soc. (London, 1908), 129
**[[John Hungerford Pollen (junior)|John Hungerford Pollen]], ''English Martyrs 1584–1603'' in Cath. Rec. Soc. (London, 1908), 129
**[[Catholic Record Society]] II (London, 1906), 249, 255, 271
**[[Catholic Record Society]] II (London, 1906), 249, 255, 271


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Latest revision as of 13:02, 10 May 2024

Richard Sergeant (executed at Tyburn, 20 April 1586) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.

Life[edit]

He was probably a younger son of Thomas Sergeant of Stone, Gloucestershire, by Katherine, daughter of John Tyre of Hardwick. He took his degree at the University of Oxford (20 February 1570–1), and arrived at the English College, Reims, on 25 July 1581.[1]

He was ordained subdeacon at Reims (4 April 1582), deacon at Soissons (9 June 1582), and priest at Laon (7 April 1583). He said his first Mass on 21 April, and left for England on 10 September.[1]

He was indicted at the Old Bailey (17 April 1586) as Richard Lea alias Longe.

William Thomson[edit]

Along with Richard Sergeant, he was condemned and executed William Thomson, a native of Blackburn, Lancashire, who was educated at local schools before going to the English College at Reims, on 28 May 1583. He was ordained priest in the Reims cathedral (31 March 1583–4). Thomson laboured chiefly in London, and was arrested in the house of Roger Line, husband of Anne Line in Bishopsgate Without, while saying Mass.[1]

Both were executed on 20 April 1586 for being Catholic priests and coming into the realm in violation of the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584.[2]

Both were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987 and are commemorated on 4 May.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Wainewright, John. "Ven. Richard Sergeant." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 27 March 2016
  2. ^ Wainewright, John Bannerman. "Venerable William Thomson", Lives of the English Martyrs, (Edwin H. Burton and J. H. Pollen eds.), London. Longmans, Green and Co., 1914
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. Richard Sergeant". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
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