John Slade
Layman and martyr under Queen Elizabeth I
Who they were
At Winchester in England, Blessed Giovanni Slade, martyr, was hanged on the gallows and cruelly disembowelled for having refused the authority of Queen Elizabeth I in spiritual matters.
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis record him as a layman from the county of Dorset who died at Winchester on 30 October 1583.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was executed for refusing the queen's authority in spiritual matters.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 30 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 22 (1930) - list of the English martyrs beatified by Pius XI
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.