Richard Martin
English Catholic martyr (16th century)
Feast: 30 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Richard Martin was a layman who was put to death at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, under Elizabeth I, together with Richard Leigh, Margaret Ward, John Roche and others condemned with them.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.
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
- Margaret Ward Saint“Richard Martin was a layman who was put to death at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, under Elizabeth I, together with Richard Leigh, Margaret Ward, John Roche and others condemned with them.” — this site's research
- Edward Shelley Blessed“In the same place there suffered martyrdom with her Blessed Richard Leigh, priest, and the laymen Edward Shelley and Richard Martin, Englishmen, John Roche, an Irishman, and Richard Lloyd, a Welshman, the first because he was a priest, the others for having given hospitality to priests.” — this site's research
- John Roche Blessed“John Roche was a layman who was put to death at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, under Elizabeth I, together with Richard Leigh, Margaret Ward, Richard Martin and others condemned with them.” — this site's research
- Richard Leigh Blessed“Richard Martin was a layman who was put to death at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, under Elizabeth I, together with Richard Leigh, Margaret Ward, John Roche and others condemned with them.” — this site's research
- Richard Lloyd Blessed“In the same place there suffered martyrdom with her Blessed Richard Leigh, priest, and the laymen Edward Shelley and Richard Martin, Englishmen, John Roche, an Irishman, and Richard Lloyd, a Welshman, the first because he was a priest, the others for having given hospitality to priests.” — this site's research
- Robert Morton Blessed“A layman, Martin was charged with being a "receiver and maintainer of priests" for having bought supper for Robert Morton, a priest.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 30 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7402135 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Richard Martin (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.