John Britton (martyr)

Blessed John Britton
BornBarnsley, South Yorkshire
Died1 April 1598
York
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified22 November 1987, Rome by Pope John Paul II

John Britton (Bretton) (died 1 April 1598) was an English Catholic martyr from Barnsley, Yorkshire, who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was beatified in 1987.

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