Oxford Martyrs

Oxford Martyrs
The burning of Latimer and Ridley, from the Book of Martyrs by John Foxe (1563)
BornEngland
Died1555 and 1556, Oxford, England
Means of martyrdomBurned at the stake
Venerated inAnglican Communion
FeastOctober 16

The Oxford Martyrs were Protestants tried for heresy in 1555 and burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for their religious beliefs and teachings, during the Marian persecution in England.

The three martyrs were the Church of England bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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