Blessed Arthur Nayler
Blessed Arthur Nayler (died July 26, 1613 AD in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) was an English Catholic layman martyred during the reign of King James I for assisting and sheltering a Catholic priest. He was hanged at Ripon, Yorkshire. He is one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales, beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987. His feast day is July 26.
Stored in Cargo: Blessed Arthur Nayler
| Blessed Arthur Nayler | |
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| Feast Day | July 26 |
| Profession | English Catholic layman; martyr; assistant to Catholic missionary priests; Yorkshire Catholic recusant |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; English Catholic Church; English martyrs tradition; Yorkshire recusant tradition; 85 Martyrs of England and Wales |
| Patronage | England; Yorkshire; Catholic laypeople; those who assist persecuted clergy; recusants; Ripon |
| Attributes | Plain English clothing; palm frond of martyrdom; a noose or gallows (instrument of martyrdom); Yorkshire landscape; cross |
| Birthplace | Yorkshire, England |
| Death Place | Ripon, Yorkshire, England |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; hanged at Ripon, Yorkshire, on July 26, 1613, during the reign of King James I; he was executed as a Catholic layman under the Elizabethan and Jacobean penal laws; under these laws, laypeople who knowingly assisted, sheltered, or aided Catholic priests could be executed as traitors; Arthur Nayler was condemned for this crime — aiding Catholic priests or otherwise maintaining the Catholic faith in a manner that made him subject to the capital laws; he was one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales, beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987 |
| Primary Shrine | Ripon, Yorkshire, England — site of his martyrdom; July 26 feast; English Catholic pilgrimage |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; July 26 feast in England and Wales |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Arthur Nayler was a Catholic layman from Yorkshire who lived during the reign of King James I. He was a member of the Yorkshire Catholic underground — the network of recusant families and individuals who maintained Catholic life in England under the Penal Laws, sheltering and assisting the missionary priests sent from the Continent.
He was arrested under the Elizabethan and Jacobean penal laws that made it a capital offense for laypeople to assist Catholic priests. He was convicted and hanged at Ripon, North Yorkshire, on July 26, 1613.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987, as one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales.
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Birth location: Yorkshire, England
Death location: Ripon, Yorkshire, England
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Blessed Arthur Nayler (d. July 26, 1613) was an English Catholic layman of Yorkshire who was hanged at Ripon for assisting Catholic missionary priests during the reign of James I — a witness to the lay martyrdom that sustained the Catholic faith through the Penal Laws period. One of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales. Beatified John Paul II, 1987. Feast July 26.
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