# John Plessington

> John Plessington, also known as John Plesington, William Scarisbrick and William Pleasington, was an English Catholic priest who was executed by the English Crown for violating the ban on the presence of Catholic priests in the kingdom. He is now venerated as a saint, honored as one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

*English martyr*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-plessington

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1636
- **Died:** 1679-07-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Yohane Plessington](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohane_Plessington)
- [جون بليسينجتون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [John Plessington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Plessington)
- [John Plessington](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Plessington)
- [Jean Plessington](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Plessington)
- [John Plessington](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Plessington)
- [John Plessington](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Plessington)
- [Wilhelm Jan Plessington](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Jan_Plessington)
- [Ján Plessington](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1n_Plessington)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q678498)

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