John Plessington
English martyr · Religious Figures · Lived 1636 to 1679 · aged 43
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.
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He is now venerated as a saint, honored as one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1636 to 1679 · aged 43
