Blessed Lawrence Richardson

Also known as

• Lawrence Johnson
• Laurence Richardson

Memorial

• 30 May

Profile

Son of Richard Johnson, Lawrence was born to an ancient landed family known for its piety. Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. Convert to Catholicism. Seminarian at Douai, France in 1573. Ordained on 23 March 1577. He returned to Lancashire, England in 1578 to minister to covert Catholics, using the name Lawrence Johnson. Arrested in London, in 1581, accused of treason as part of the phony Rheims and Rome Plot. He spent his remaining months chained and abused in the Tower of London. Martyr.

Born

• Great Crosby, County Lancaster, England

Died

• hanged on 30 May 1582 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

• 26 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Canonized

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

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic Online
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Lawrence Richardson”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 April 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-lawrence-richardson/>