John Kemble (martyr)

Saint

John Kemble
Priest and Martyr
Bornc. 1599
St Weonards, Herefordshire, England
Died22 August 1679 (aged 79 - 80)
Widemarsh Common, Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Major shrineHis grave in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin at Welsh Newton
Feast22 August, 25 October
Attributesmartyr's palm

John Kemble (c. 1599 – 22 August 1679) was an English Roman Catholic martyr. He was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.


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