John Kemble (martyr)
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John Kemble was an English Catholic priest killed by the crown due to his ministry. He was canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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Grave of John Kemble
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Recusancy
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Recusancy was the state of those who remained loyal to the Catholic Church and refused to attend Church of England services after the English Reformation.
John Kemble (martyr)
…and Wales. John Kemble was born at Rhydicar Farm, St Weonards, Herefordshire, in 1599, the son of John and Anne Kemble. They were a prominent local recusant Catholic family, which included four other priests. His cousin was another future martyr – David Lewis. John Kemble was ordained at Douai College, on…
William Shakespeare came from a family background of English Catholic recusants.