ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 22nd of November
JOHN TORNE, MONK AND MARTYR
John Torne and and Roger James, Cistercians at Glastonbury, were seized under King Henry VIII of England and hanged and quartered in 1536 as faithful followers of the Catholic Church. Chalemot* gives our John the title "blessed", Bucelin* calls both "saint martyrs." (Lech.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
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