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title: "Forty Martyrs of England and Wales: Feast Day October 25"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/forty-martyrs-of-england-and-wales/
description: "Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, Martyrs. Remembered on October 25. Read their life in Bless."
---

Martyrs · Remembered on October 25

# Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

Forty Martyrs of England and Wales is remembered on October 25 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 25](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#25) |
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | 1679 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, October 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/forty-martyrs-of-england-and-wales/#calendar) |

## Life

Forty men and women canonized together in 1970 from among the hundreds who died for the old faith between 1535 and 1679: Margaret Clitherow pressed to death for hiding priests, Edmund Campion the Oxford ornament, Cuthbert Mayne the proto-martyr of the seminaries, priests, mothers, schoolmasters — one cause, one crown.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, October 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/25/) | Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Romans 8:12-17 · Psalm 68:2 and 4, 6-7ab, 20-21 · John 17:17b, 17a · Luke 13:10-17 |
| [Wednesday, October 25, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/25/) | Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Ephesians 3:2-12 · Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 · Matthew 24:42a, 44 · Luke 12:39-48 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[October 24 St. Anthony Mary Claret](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-mary-claret/) [October 26 St. Cedd](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cedd/)

[All the saints of October](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/) [Born on October 25?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#10-25) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

Remembered on October 25

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/forty-martyrs-of-england-and-wales/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/forty-martyrs-of-england-and-wales/#calendar)

In the app

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