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'''John Duckett''' (1603 [[Sedbergh]] – 7 September 1644 [[Tyburn, London|Tyburn]]) was an [[England|English]] Catholic priest and martyr.


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He was born at [[Underwinder]], in the parish of [[Sedbergh]], in [[Yorkshire]], in 1603, the son of the Protestants [[James Duckett]] and his wife [[Frances Girlington]] who had been married in the parish on March 19, 1600. The boy was baptized after a long delay on February 24, 1614. The boy was educated at [[Sedbergh School]] and brought up a Protestant like his parents but was received into the Catholic Church by the priest Andrew North. At the age of about thirty he entered the [[English College]], [[Douai]], arriving on 1 March 1633 and was ordained a priest by the [[Archbishop of Cambrai]] in 1639 and was then sent to study for three years at the [[College of Arras]] in [[Paris]].
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'''John Duckett''' (1613 &ndash; 7 September 1644) was an [[England|English]] Catholic priest and martyr.


==Life==
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He is said to have had an extraordinary gift of prayer, and as a student would spend whole nights in contemplation. After Paris it came time to embark on the English mission, but on his way he spent two months in retreat under the direction of his uncle, John Duckett, prior of the Charterhouse at Nieuport. Once arrived in England around Christmas 1643, Duckett worked largely in the North and laboured for about a year in [[Durham, England|Durham]]. It was in the time of the Civil War and he was seized only a few months later, on 2 July 1644, near [[Wolsingham]] in the neighbourhood of [[Lanchester, County Durham|Lanchester]], [[County Durham]], while on his way to baptize two children. Taken to [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], he was examined by a Parliamentary Committee of sequestrators, and placed in irons. He admitted he was a priest and so was taken to London with the Jesuit [[Ralph Corby]], arrested about the same time near [[Newcastle-on-Tyne]]. They were both confined in [[Newgate]], where they were the cause of crowds of Catholics gathering. On these and on others who encountered them they made an impression by their cheerfulness and sanctity. He was brought to trial on September 4, and given the inevitable and terrible sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering the day after. It was carried out at [[Tyburn, London|Tyburn]] in London on 7 September 1644. His fate was shared by [[Ralph Corby]].
John Duckett was born at Underwinder, in the parish of [[Sedbergh]], in [[Yorkshire]], in 1613, the son of James and Francis Duckett. He was a relative of [[James Duckett]] who had been executed at Tyburn on 19 April 1601 for printing Catholic books.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yzqOCgAAQBAJ&dq=Bl.+John+Duckett&pg=PA362 Watkins, Basil. ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary'', Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 362] {{ISBN|9780567664150}}</ref>


He was baptized on 24 February 1614 and educated at [[Sedbergh School]]. At the age of seventeen, he entered the [[English College, Douai|English College]], [[Douai]]; he was ordained a priest by the [[Archbishop of Cambrai]] in 1639 and was then sent to study for three years at the [[College of Arras]] in [[Paris]].<ref name=Camm>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05183b.htm Camm, Bede. "Venerable John Duckett." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 23 April 2020{{PD-notice}}</ref>
Both priests were declared Blessed (the last stage prior to sainthood) by Pope [[Pius XI]] on 15 December 1929.

After Paris it came time to embark on the English mission, but on his way he spent two months in retreat under the direction of his uncle, John Duckett, prior of the [[Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse|Charterhouse at Nieupoort]].

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He arrived at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] around Christmas 1643. Duckett worked largely in the North and laboured for about a year in [[Durham, England|Durham]]. It was in the time of the Civil War and he was arrested by [[Roundhead]] soldiers only a few months later, on 2 July 1644, at Redgate Head, [[Wolsingham]], [[County Durham]], while on his way to baptize two children. Taken to [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], he was examined by a Parliamentary Committee of sequestrators and placed in irons. He admitted he was a priest and so was taken to London with the [[Jesuit]] [[Ralph Corby]], arrested about the same time near [[Newcastle-on-Tyne]]. They were both confined in [[Newgate Prison|Newgate]], where they were the cause of crowds of Catholics gathering. On these and on others who encountered them they made an impression by their cheerfulness and sanctity.<ref name=Camm/> He was brought to trial on 4 September and given the inevitable sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering. Corby was offered a reprieve, but deferred in favour of the younger Duckett, who refused to walk away and leave his friend. Both were executed at [[Tyburn]] in London on 7 September 1644.<ref>[https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/261 "St John Duckett", Independent Catholic News]</ref>

== Legacy ==

Ducket was declared Blessed by [[Pope Pius XI]] on 15 December 1929, along with Corby.<ref name=jdrcp/>

Blessed John Duckett R.C Primary School is in [[Bishop Auckland]], Durham.<ref>[https://www.blessedjohnduckett.durham.sch.uk/ Blessed John Duckett R.C Primary School]</ref>

John Duckett’s Cross is a memorial, erected in 1899 through the efforts of Rev. Mother Mary Clare, of St Anne’s Convent of Mercy, [[Wolsingham]], marking the spot where Duckett was arrested..

==See also==
* [[Catholic Church in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Douai Martyrs]]

==References==
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==Sources==
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*Godfrey Anstruther, ''Seminary Priests'', Mayhew-McCrimmond, Great Wakering, vol. 2, 1975, pp.&nbsp;90, 232.
*Godfrey Anstruther, ''Seminary Priests'', Mayhew-McCrimmond, Great Wakering, vol. 2, 1975, pp.&nbsp;90, 232.


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Latest revision as of 20:01, 30 October 2024

For the English landowner and MP, see John Duckett (Royalist).

John Duckett
Born1613[1], Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Died7 September 1644 (aged 30 - 31), Tyburn, Middlesex, England
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified15 December 1929, by Pope Pius XI
Feast7 September

John Duckett (1613 – 7 September 1644) was an English Catholic priest and martyr.

Life

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John Duckett was born at Underwinder, in the parish of Sedbergh, in Yorkshire, in 1613, the son of James and Francis Duckett. He was a relative of James Duckett who had been executed at Tyburn on 19 April 1601 for printing Catholic books.[2]

He was baptized on 24 February 1614 and educated at Sedbergh School. At the age of seventeen, he entered the English College, Douai; he was ordained a priest by the Archbishop of Cambrai in 1639 and was then sent to study for three years at the College of Arras in Paris.[3]

After Paris it came time to embark on the English mission, but on his way he spent two months in retreat under the direction of his uncle, John Duckett, prior of the Charterhouse at Nieupoort.

He arrived at Newcastle upon Tyne around Christmas 1643. Duckett worked largely in the North and laboured for about a year in Durham. It was in the time of the Civil War and he was arrested by Roundhead soldiers only a few months later, on 2 July 1644, at Redgate Head, Wolsingham, County Durham, while on his way to baptize two children. Taken to Sunderland, he was examined by a Parliamentary Committee of sequestrators and placed in irons. He admitted he was a priest and so was taken to London with the Jesuit Ralph Corby, arrested about the same time near Newcastle-on-Tyne. They were both confined in Newgate, where they were the cause of crowds of Catholics gathering. On these and on others who encountered them they made an impression by their cheerfulness and sanctity.[3] He was brought to trial on 4 September and given the inevitable sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering. Corby was offered a reprieve, but deferred in favour of the younger Duckett, who refused to walk away and leave his friend. Both were executed at Tyburn in London on 7 September 1644.[4]

Legacy

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Ducket was declared Blessed by Pope Pius XI on 15 December 1929, along with Corby.[1]

Blessed John Duckett R.C Primary School is in Bishop Auckland, Durham.[5]

John Duckett’s Cross is a memorial, erected in 1899 through the efforts of Rev. Mother Mary Clare, of St Anne’s Convent of Mercy, Wolsingham, marking the spot where Duckett was arrested..

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Blessed John Who?", Blessed John Duckett RC Primary
  2. ^ Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 362 ISBN 9780567664150
  3. ^ a b Camm, Bede. "Venerable John Duckett." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 23 April 2020Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "St John Duckett", Independent Catholic News
  5. ^ Blessed John Duckett R.C Primary School

Sources

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. John Duckett". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • Godfrey Anstruther, Seminary Priests, Mayhew-McCrimmond, Great Wakering, vol. 2, 1975, pp. 90, 232.
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