Richard Sergeant
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Richard Sergeant was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
, by Katherine, daughter of John Tyre of Hardwick. He took his degree at the University of Oxford
(20 February 1570-1), and arrived at the English College, Reims
, on 25 July 1581.
He was ordained subdeacon at Reims (4 April 1582), deacon at Soissons
(9 June 1582), and priest at Laon
(7 April 1583). He said his first Mass on 21 April, and left for England on 10 September.
He was indicted at the Old Bailey
(17 April 1586) as Richard Lea alias Longe. With him was condemned and died William Thomson, a native of Blackburn, Lancashire, who arrived at the English College, Reims, on 28 May 1583, and was ordained priest in the Reims cathedral (31 March 1583-4). Thomson was arrested in the house of Roger Line, husband of Anne Line
in Bishopsgate St. Without, while saying Mass.
Both were executed for being Catholic priests and coming into the realm.
Life
He was probably a younger son of Thomas Sergeant of Stone, GloucestershireStone, Gloucestershire
Stone is a small village in Alkington parish, Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the A38 road, just south-west of its crossing of the Little Avon River, roughly halfway between Bristol and Gloucester. It is adjacent to the county boundary with South Gloucestershire. The part of the...
, by Katherine, daughter of John Tyre of Hardwick. He took his degree at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(20 February 1570-1), and arrived at the English College, Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, on 25 July 1581.
He was ordained subdeacon at Reims (4 April 1582), deacon at Soissons
Soissons
Soissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
(9 June 1582), and priest at Laon
Laon
Laon is the capital city of the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:The hilly district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance...
(7 April 1583). He said his first Mass on 21 April, and left for England on 10 September.
He was indicted at the Old Bailey
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
(17 April 1586) as Richard Lea alias Longe. With him was condemned and died William Thomson, a native of Blackburn, Lancashire, who arrived at the English College, Reims, on 28 May 1583, and was ordained priest in the Reims cathedral (31 March 1583-4). Thomson was arrested in the house of Roger Line, husband of Anne Line
Anne Line
Saint Anne Line was an English martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for harbouring a priest. She was born in 1567, the second daughter of Heigham, Esq., of Essex, a strict Calvinist, and was, together with her brother William, disinherited for converting to Catholicism...
in Bishopsgate St. Without, while saying Mass.
Both were executed for being Catholic priests and coming into the realm.