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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 |
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&pg=PA362&dq=Bl.+John+Duckett&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiko5nNpqWGAxVzElkFHQFvDNYQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=Bl.%20John%20Duckett&f=false Watkins, Basil. ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary'', Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 362] {{ISBN|9780567664150}}</ref> |
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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> |
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> |
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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> |
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> |
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| John Duckett | |
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| Born | 1613[1], Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 7 September 1644 (aged 30 - 31), Tyburn, Middlesex, England |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929, by Pope Pius XI |
| Feast | 7 September |
John Duckett (1613 – 7 September 1644) was an English Catholic priest and martyr.
Life
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
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Blessed John Who?", Blessed John Duckett RC Primary
- ^ Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, p. 362 ISBN 9780567664150
- ^ a b Camm, Bede. "Venerable John Duckett." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 23 April 2020
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "St John Duckett", Independent Catholic News
- ^ Blessed John Duckett R.C Primary School
Sources
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.
- 1613 births
- 1644 deaths
- Converts to Roman Catholicism
- English College, Douai alumni
- Martyred Roman Catholic priests
- 17th-century English Roman Catholic priests
- 17th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
- Executed Roman Catholic priests
- People executed by Stuart England by hanging, drawing and quartering
- People from Sedbergh
- Executed people from Cumbria
- English beatified people
- One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales