Mark Barkworth
English Roman Catholic priest
Who they were
Mark Barkworth, of Lincolnshire, was converted at Douai in 1594 and ordained at Valladolid in 1599; on the way to England he was made a Benedictine oblate. Arrested on arrival, he was held in Newgate and Bridewell.
He faced his examinations with fearlessness and gaiety, and stayed 'very cheerful' in the underground dungeon. On a bitterly cold day in Lent he went to Tyburn singing the Easter anthem, and was executed on 27 February 1601 with St Anne Line.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A priest who went singing to his death.
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
- Anne Line Saint“On a bitterly cold day in Lent he went to Tyburn singing the Easter anthem, and was executed on 27 February 1601 with St Anne Line.” — this site's research
- Roger Filcock Blessed“Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Mark Barkworth
- Wikidata Q13522446 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mark Barkworth (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.