Bl. John Larke, John Ireland & Germán Gardiner, Martyrs (11 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler recounts the heroic martyrdom of Saint John Lark, Saint John Ireland, and Germán Gardiner, who gave their lives for the Catholic Faith during the persecution under King Henry VIII. Saint John Lark served as the parish priest of Chelsea, where Saint Thomas More attended Mass when he was in London. After witnessing the martyrdom of his parishioner and friend, St Thomas More, Father Lark himself would later follow the same path — refusing to accept the king’s claim to be Supreme Head of the Church of England. In 1544, Father Lark was arrested along with Father John Ireland and Germán Gardiner, a devout Catholic layman connected to the Bishop of Winchester. Accused of treason for rejecting Henry VIII’s supremacy over the Church, they were tried at Westminster on February 15, 1544. Remaining steadfast in the Catholic Faith, they were condemned and martyred at Tyburn on March 7, 1544. Their witness stands among the many English Catholic martyrs who chose fidelity to Christ and His Church over loyalty to an earthly king. The feast of Saint John Lark is celebrated on March 11 in the Diocese of Brentwood. May their courage inspire us to remain faithful to the true Church in times of trial. 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Who Was Saint John Lark? 0:43 His Early Priesthood 0:52 Parish of St Edelberga 1:01 Appointment as Parish Priest of Chelsea 1:10 Connection to St Thomas More 1:17 Inspired by the Martyrdom of St Thomas More 1:34 Arrest Under Henry VIII 1:43 Father John Ireland and Germán Gardiner 2:01 Trial at Westminster (1544) 2:23 Charges of Treason Against the Martyrs 3:07 Sentenced to Death 3:14 Apostasy of John Haywood 3:22 Martyrdom at Tyburn 3:30 Feast Day of Saint John Lark https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #EnglishMartyrs #SaintJohnLark #CatholicMartyrs #TyburnMartyrs #ChurchHistory #CatholicFaith #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic

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• Suffering & Trials