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John Plessington
English martyr
SaintFull write-upKingdom of EnglandPost-1588
Feast: 19 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1636
Died
1679
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not on record
Who they were
At Chester in England, Saint John Plessington, priest and martyr, who, ordained priest at Segovia and returned to England, was for this condemned to hanging under King Charles II.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 19 July as a priest ordained at Segovia who was hanged at Chester under Charles II for returning to England as a priest.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q678498 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Plessington (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.