John Nutter
priest and martyr
Feast: 12 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In London in England, the Blessed martyrs Thomas Hemerford, James Fenn, John Nutter, John Munden and George Haydock, priests, who, because Queen Elizabeth I had claimed for herself supremacy in spiritual matters, were condemned to death for having kept faith with the Church of Rome and at Tyburn were disembowelled while still alive.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 February as a priest condemned to death under Elizabeth I for keeping faith with the Church of Rome and disembowelled alive at Tyburn.
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
- James Fenn Saint“James Fenn was a priest who was put to death at Tyburn on 12 February 1584, under Elizabeth I, together with George Haydock, Thomas Hemerford, John Nutter and John Munden.” — this site's research
- George Haydock Blessed“In London in England, the Blessed martyrs Thomas Hemerford, James Fenn, John Nutter, John Munden and George Haydock, priests, who, because Queen Elizabeth I had claimed for herself supremacy in spiritual matters, were condemned to death for having kept faith with the Church of Rome and at Tyburn were disembowelled…” — this site's research
- John Munden Blessed“In London in England, the Blessed martyrs Thomas Hemerford, James Fenn, John Nutter, John Munden and George Haydock, priests, who, because Queen Elizabeth I had claimed for herself supremacy in spiritual matters, were condemned to death for having kept faith with the Church of Rome and at Tyburn were disembowelled…” — this site's research
- Robert Nutter Blessed“Robert Nutter of Burnley, brother of the martyr John Nutter, studied at Oxford and Reims and was ordained in 1581.” — this site's research
- Thomas Hemmerford Blessed“The Roman Martyrology for 12 February places him at London with James Fenn, John Nutter, John Munden and George Haydock, priests condemned to death for keeping their fidelity to the Church of Rome after Elizabeth I claimed the primacy in spiritual matters, and disembowelled while still alive at Tyburn.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 12 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q131751017 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.