John Story
English politician and Roman Catholic martyr
Feast: 1 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
John Story, an Oxford scholar and member of Parliament, was imprisoned for opposing the Bill of Uniformity and later incurred Elizabeth's displeasure by opposing the Bill of Supremacy.
He escaped to Flanders, but in 1570 was kidnapped by Cecil's agents, brought to the Tower and frequently racked. He was executed at Tyburn on 1 June 1571.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A lawyer and statesman who stood for the Catholic faith in Parliament.
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 Story
- Wikidata Q6259322 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Story (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.