Anthony Middleton
English priest and martyr
Who they were
Anthony Middleton was a priest who was put to death at Clerkenwell on 6 May 1590, under Elizabeth I, on the same day as Edward Jones.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Edward Jones Blessed“He was captured by Richard Topcliffe in Fleet Street, London, close to where he was hanged, drawn and quartered with Edward Jones on 6 May 1590.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 6 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4773092 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Anthony Middleton (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.