Hugh Taylor
English Roman Catholic priest and martyr
Who they were
Hugh Taylor, born at Durham, went to Reims in 1582, was ordained and sent on the mission in 1585.
He was the first to suffer under the new statute making it treason for a priest to enter England, and was executed at York on 25 November 1585. The next day Marmaduke Bowes was hanged for having sheltered him.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The first priest to die under the law against priests in 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
- Marmaduke Bowes Blessed“The next day Marmaduke Bowes was hanged for having sheltered him.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Hugh Taylor
- Wikidata Q5932838 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hugh Taylor (priest) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.