Saint John Boste (c.1544- July 24, 1594 is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the Christian Church whose visible and spiritual head is the Pope, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ, and that the sole Church of Christ which... The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent those Catholics martyred in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679. ...

John Boste was born in Westmoreland around 1544. He studied at Queen's College, Oxford where he became a Fellow. He converted to Catholicism in 1576. He left England and was ordained a priest at Reims in 1581, before returning as an active missionary priest to Northern England. He was betrayed to the authorities near Durham in 1593. Following his arrest he was taken to the Tower of London for interrogation. Returned to Durham he was condemned by the Assizes and executed at nearby Dryburn on 24 July 1594. Boste denied that he was a traitor saying "My function is to invade souls, not to meddle with temporal invasions". Westmoreland is the name of several places Parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA Westmoreland, Tennessee, USA Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Westmoreland, New York, USA Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA Different spellings County of Westmorland, England Westmorland, California, USA People William Westmoreland, US General This is a disambiguation page — a... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city in the north east of England. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ...

John Boste was beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Their joint feast day is kept on October 25. His memorial is kept on the day of his execution, July 24. The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent those Catholics martyred in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ...

External Links

• Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Entry on Catholic-Forum.com Patron Saint Index