Humphrey Pritchard
Layman, servant, martyr in England
Who they were
Humphrey Pritchard was a layman who worked as a servant. The source records that he was put to death for the faith at Oxford in 1589. He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II among the eighty-five martyrs of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Put to death at Oxford in 1589 for the Catholic faith.
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
- Richard Yaxley Blessed“Richard Yaxley was a priest who was put to death at Oxford on 5 July 1589, under Elizabeth I, together with George Nichols, Thomas Belson and Humphrey Pritchard.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.