John Pibush
English Catholic priest and martyr
Who they were
John Pibush, born at Thirsk, was ordained at Reims in 1587 and sent to England. Arrested in 1593, he was tried, escaped from Gloucester gaol, and was recaptured the next day.
Condemned for being a priest in 1595, he spent more than five years in prison before the sentence was suddenly carried out at St Thomas's Waterings on 18 February 1601.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A priest who endured years of prison before giving his life.
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.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - John Pibush
- Wikidata Q6252845 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Pibush (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.