Oaten Hill Martyrs

Oaten Hill Martyrs: The Oaten Hill Martyrs were Catholic Martyrs who were executed at Oaten Hill, Canterbury, on 1 October 1588. These four were beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929. ^[1]

Robert Wilcox

Edward Campion (Father Gerard Edwards)

Robert Widmerpool

Christopher Buxton

They were hanged, drawn and quartered.

References

^ Wagner, Peter; Pat Davis, John Sauter, John McKeone (1999-01-07). "Oaten Hills Martyrs". RCNet. http://www.rc.net/southwark/canterbury/oaten.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-21.

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16th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
People executed under the Tudors
People executed for heresy
People executed by hanging, drawing and quartering
1588 deaths
16th-century English people
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