John Norton
Married layman, martyr in England
Who they were
John Norton was a married layman. The source records that he was put to death for the faith at Durham in 1600. 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 Durham in 1600 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
- Blessed John Talbot Blessed“With Blessed Thomas Palaser, a priest, and Blessed John Norton, he was condemned to death under Queen Elizabeth I for helping the priest, and he died on the gallows at Durham on 9 August 1600.” — this site's research
- Thomas Palasor Blessed“He was arrested in the house of John Norton near Lamesley, County Durham.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.