Henry Webley
Layman, martyr in England
Who they were
A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton. He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by John Paul II, among George Haydock and eighty-four companions, martyrs of England, Wales and Scotland.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him among the martyrs of England.
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
- Blessed Thomas Holford Blessed“A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton.” — this site's research
- George Haydock Blessed“He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by John Paul II, among George Haydock and eighty-four companions, martyrs of England, Wales and Scotland.” — this site's research
- Hugh More Blessed“A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton.” — this site's research
- James Claxton Blessed“A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton.” — this site's research
- Robert Morton Blessed“A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton.” — this site's research
- Thomas Felton Blessed“A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton.” — this site's research
- William Gunter Blessed“A layman named in the Roman Martyrology for 28 August with Hugh More among a group of English martyrs that also included the priests William Gunter, Robert Morton, Thomas Holford and James Claxton and the Franciscan cleric Thomas Felton.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 28 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - beatification letter
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 79 (1987) - decree on the martyrdom
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.