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Nicholas Postgate
ancient painting in Whitby Museum
Born1596
Egton, North Yorkshire
Died7 August 1679
York, England[1]
Cause of deathHanged, disembowelled and quartered
Resting placevarious: Egton Bridge, Ampleforth Abbey, Pickering
NationalityEnglish
Other namesMartyr of the Moors[2]
The Good Samaritan of the Moors[3]
EducationEnglish College, Douai, France
OccupationCatholic priest
Known for17th century Catholic martyr

Nicholas Postgate (1596 or 1597 – 7 August 1679) was an English Catholic priest who was executed for treason on the Knavesmire in York on 6 August 1679 as part of the anti-Catholic persecution that was sweeping England at that time. He is one of the 85 English Catholic Martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul II in November 1987.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :TPS: was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rychlikova, Megi (25 July 2012). "Catholic martyrs remembered at ceremony in York". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Is history of martyr of the moors wrong?". The Whitby Gazette. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Campaign to name saint gathers pace". Gazette & Herald. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

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