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Miles Gerard (born about 1550 at Wigan; executed at Rochester 13 (30?) April, 1590) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.
After many tortures in the worst London prisons under the infamous Topcliffe, they were condemned as traitors, and “taken to Rochester, where they were hanged and quartered”, says Father John Curry, S.J., writing shortly afterwards, “and gave a splendid testimony to the Catholic Faith “. J. H. POLLEN.
Miles Gerard. Martyr of England with Blessed Francis Dickinson. He was born in Lancashire, England, and went to Douai and Reims where he was ordained in 1583. Returning from England, he was arrested when the ship that he and Francis were using wrecked at Kent.
He was apprehended in Rochester, Kent, England, and was subsequently accused of being a Catholic priest, which was considered an act of treason during that time. Despite facing harsh interrogations and torture, Blessed Miles Gerard refused to renounce his faith.
Apr 30, 2000 · Learn about the life of Blessed Miles Gerard, a schoolmaster turned priest who was martyred for his Catholic Faith during the Protestant Reformation.
He was ordained at Rheims, April 7, 1583, then was a professor at the English College there for several years. On Aug. 31, 1589 (O.S.), he started for England with five companions. When the sailors at Dunkirk refused to take more than two passengers, the priests flipped a coin. Gerard and Bl.
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Miles Gerard (born about 1550 at Wigan; executed at Rochester 13 (30?) April, 1590) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.
