Patryk Salmon
Feast: 4 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Patrick Salmon was a layman from Dublin. He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.
Pius XI declared him Blessed among the martyrs of England on 15 December 1929.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Dublin layman who died with his companions at Dorchester for the Catholic faith.
The cause
Patryk Salmon has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Church of the Chideock Martyrs: Blessed Patrick Salmon.
Connected on this site
- John Carey Blessed“He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.” — this site's research
- John Cornelius Blessed“He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.” — this site's research
- Thomas Bosgrave Blessed“He was put to death for his faith at Dorchester, England, on 4 July 1594, on the same day as the Jesuit John Cornelius and the laymen Thomas Bosgrave and John Carey.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 22 (1930), p. 14 - Apostolic letter of Pius XI declaring Thomas Hemerford and companions, martyrs of England, Blessed, 15 December 1929
- Wikidata Q24953474 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.