Blessed Christopher Buxton
- 1 October
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Profile
School and spiritual student of Blessed Nicholas Garlick in Tideswell, England. He began studying for the priesthood in Reims, France in 1582, and then at the English College in Rome, Italy in 1584. He was ordained a priest on 26 October 1586. In September 1587 he returned to England to minister to covert Catholics during the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I. He was arrested in November 1587, imprisoned in Marshalsea, and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest. One of the Oaten Hill Martyrs.
Born
- hanged, drawn and quartered 1 October 1588 in Canterbury, Kent, England
- 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Christopher Buxton“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 July 2020. Web. 25 April 2024. <>