Richard Reynolds (martyr)
Saint Richard Reynolds | |
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Illustration from The Angel of Syon by Dom Adam Hamilton, O.S.B. | |
| Bridgettine Martyr, "The Angel of Syon" Forty Martyrs of England and Wales | |
| Born | c. 1492 Devon, England |
| Died | 4 May 1535 (aged 42 - 43) Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 4 May (individual and all English Martyrs) 25 October (collectively with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) |
| Attributes | Book or bible Martyr's palm Bridgettine habit Holding a noose or worn in neck |
Richard Reynolds, O.Ss.S (c.1492 – 4 May 1535) was an English Bridgettine monk executed in London for refusing the Oath of Supremacy to King Henry VIII of England. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.