English & Welsh Martyrs

English & Welsh Martyrs of the Reformation were canonized by Pope Paul VI on 25 October 1970.
Since the early days of Christianity, many, including Saint Jude, have died for their faith in Christ. While we in the UK and Western world can practice our beliefs freely, many around the globe face persecution. Today, we pray for all persecuted Christians and strive to be more accepting of diverse faiths and beliefs.

  • Biographical Register of Carmelites in England and Wales 1240 - 1540

    Biographical Register of Carmelites in England and Wales 1240 – 1540

    £49.95

    Writing in 1536, at the start of the English Reformation, the former Carmelite friar John Bale spoke admiringly of the early members of that religious order: ‘The sons of Elijah were poor hermits of small repute among men, humble, retiring…They were endowed with the Holy Spirit of fervent devotion, occupied in contemplation of God… from among them came many who were wise and learned men’. Bale went on to accuse his contemporary Carmelites of declining zeal: ‘They came to the notice of princes, put on airs and graces…rewarded with honors and titles, enriched with gifts… ambitious, proud and acquisitive’.

  • Pack of saint prayer cards

    Pack of saint prayer cards

    £0.99

    Various prayer cards from the Shrine. A perfect pack for anyone who likes to send prayer cards to their friends and family.

  • Saint Edmund Arrowsmith

    Saint Edmund Arrowsmith

    £2.50

    The Catholic Truth Society has published this short biography of St Edmund Arrowsmith by Fr John Hogan.

  • Saint Edmund Campion

    Saint Edmund Campion

    £2.50

    Brilliant Oxford scholar, accomplished writer, and deacon of the Protestant Church, Campion became disenchanted with the ‘new religion’, and was ordained as a Catholic Priest in 1578. He was one of the first Jesuits sent on the English mission, but was captured within a year and imprisoned in the Tower. Condemned by a rigged jury…

  • Saint Margaret Clitherow pamphlet

    Saint Margaret Clitherow pamphlet

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    Saint Margaret Clitherow (1556 – 25 March 1586) is an English saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes called “the Pearl of York”. She was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea to the charge of harbouring Catholic priests, and canonised in 1970 by Pope Paul VI.