John Lockwood (priest)
Encyclopedia
John Lockwood was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.
and Brackenborough Castle, Yorkshire
. With the second son, Francis, he arrived at Reims
on 4 November 1579, and was sent to Douai College to study philosophy.
Francis was ordained in 1587, but John entered the English College, Rome, on 4 October 1595,and was ordained priest on 26 January 1597. He was sent on the English mission, 20 April 1598.
After suffering imprisonment he was banished in 1610, but returned, and was again taken and condemned to death, but reprieved. He was finally captured at Wood End, Gatenby
, the residence of Bridget Gatenby, and executed with Edmund Catherick
.
Life
He was the eldest son of Christopher Lockwood, of Sowerby, Yorkshire, by Clare, eldest daughter of Christopher Lascelles, of SowerbySowerby
The Sowerby family was a British family of four generations of naturalists, illustrators, botanists, and zoologists.*James Sowerby **James De Carle Sowerby **George Brettingham Sowerby I...
and Brackenborough Castle, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. With the second son, Francis, he arrived at Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
on 4 November 1579, and was sent to Douai College to study philosophy.
Francis was ordained in 1587, but John entered the English College, Rome, on 4 October 1595,and was ordained priest on 26 January 1597. He was sent on the English mission, 20 April 1598.
After suffering imprisonment he was banished in 1610, but returned, and was again taken and condemned to death, but reprieved. He was finally captured at Wood End, Gatenby
Gatenby
Gatenby is a secluded village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about two miles east of the A1 road, near to the River Swale...
, the residence of Bridget Gatenby, and executed with Edmund Catherick
Edmund Catherick
Edmund Catherick was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.-Life:...
.