John Ogilvie (saint)
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John Ogilvie, SJ was a Scottish Jesuit priest. For his service to persecuted Catholics in 17th-century Scotland and his murder due to his faith, he was canonized in 1976. As of 2026, he is the only po
John Ogilvie
The Jesuit John Ogilvie, who was publicly hanged and drawn on 10 March 1615 in Glasgow
Hanging
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Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a standard method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and has been the primary executio
John Ogilvie (saint)
…John Ogilvie SJ John Ogilvie Martyr Born 1580 Drumnakeith, Banffshire, Scotland Died 10 March 1615 (aged 34–35) Glasgow Cross, Scotland Cause of death Execution by Hanging Venerated in Catholic Church Beatified 22 December 1929, Rome, Vatican City by Pius XI Canonized 17 October 1976, Rome, Vatican City by Paul Vl Feast…
Detail from a painting by Pisanello, 1436–1438
Execution of guards and kapos of the Stutthof concentration camp on 4 July 1946 by short-drop hanging. In the foreground are the female overseers: Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Ewa Paradies, Elisabeth Becker, Wanda Klaff, Gerda Steinhoff (left to right).
Mass execution using "pole-hanging" of Serbs by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1916
The execution of Henry Wirz in 1865; Wirz was given a standard drop, which did not break his neck