Blessed James Duckett

Memorial

• 19 April

Profile

London bookseller. Convert. Arrested several times for printing and selling Catholic books. Martyred for the same crime.

Born

• at Gilfortrigs, Skelsmergh, Westmorland, England

Died

• hanged on 19 April 1602 at Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

• 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed James, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Patronage

• book sellers
• publishers

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed James Duckett”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 April 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-james-duckett/>