Feast October 19
Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
Martyr, patron of Diocese of Arundel · Feast October 19
Biography
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Howard lived mainly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was charged with being a Roman Catholic, quitting England without leave, and sharing in Jesuit plots. For this, he was sent to the Tower of London in 1585. Howard spent ten years in the Tower, until his death from dysentery.
Feast day
October 19
Patronage
- Diocese of Arundel
- Brighton
Birth date
28 June 1557
Death date
1595-10-19
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Feast month
10
Wikidata qid
Q336320
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
19
