Blessed John Rugg

Memorial: 15 November
Profile: Former fellow of the two Saint Mary Winton colleges. Priest. First holder of the Wykehamical prebend "Bursalis" at the Chichester Cathedral. Obtained a dispensation from residence, and was living as a Benedictine monk at Reading, England in 1532. Believed to have hidden the hand of Saint Anastasius, a relic housed in the cathedral, when the king's men seized the relics in the Reading abbey, and which was rediscovered during renovations in 1786. For this, and for denying the king's as head of the Church, he was martyed with Blessed John Eynon and Blessed Hugh Faringdon.
Born: English
Died: dragged through the streets, hanged, drawn, and quartered on 15 November 1539 at the main abbey gateway in Reading, England; left to rot in his chains as a warning for others, he was removed by locals and buried first at Bere Court, but moved in the 16th century
Name Meaning: God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Beatified: 1895
Canonized: pending
Additional Information: For All The Saints
Early Catholic Martyrs
New Catholic Dictionary
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