Nicholas Atkinson
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Nicholas Atkinson was an English Catholic
priest
and martyr
.
According to the historian Charles Dodd he was executed in York in 1610, in the reign of James I
. The Catholic Encyclopedia
thinks that it was probable that Dodd had confused him with another Catholic martyr, Thomas Atkinson, although there was a Marian priest called Nicholas Atkinson.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
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According to the historian Charles Dodd he was executed in York in 1610, in the reign of James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
. The Catholic Encyclopedia
Catholic Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...
thinks that it was probable that Dodd had confused him with another Catholic martyr, Thomas Atkinson, although there was a Marian priest called Nicholas Atkinson.