Oxford Martyrs | |
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![]() The burning of Latimer and Ridley, from the Book of Martyrs by John Foxe (1563) | |
Born | England |
Died | 1555 and 1556, Oxford, England |
Means of martyrdom | Burned at the stake |
Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
Feast | October 16 |
The Oxford Martyrs were Protestants tried for heresy in 1555 and burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for their religious beliefs and teachings, during the Marian persecution in England.[1]
The three martyrs were the Church of England bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury.[1]