George Napper
English Roman Catholic priest
Who they were
George Napper, born near Oxford in 1550, was ejected from Corpus Christi College as a recusant and imprisoned for years, released in 1589 after acknowledging the royal supremacy. He later went to Douai and was sent on the mission as a priest in 1603.
Arrested in 1610 carrying the Blessed Sacrament, he was condemned for being a priest but reprieved. In prison he reconciled a condemned felon, and he refused the oath of allegiance. He was executed at Oxford on 9 November 1610.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A man who recovered from a lapse to die a faithful priest.
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.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - George Napper
- Wikidata Q5542795 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — George Napper (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.