The Tyburn Tree

THE TYBURN TREE &

THE MARTYRS OF ENGLAND & WALES

The Tyburn Tree was the triangular gallows (which would now be adjacent to Hyde Park) where 105 Catholic priests, monks, laymen and laywomen were martyred for refusing to renounce Christ's Holy Catholic Church. Close by is Tyburn Convent which is the home of contemplative Benedictine nuns. This site and convent is now the place of much prayer for the Conversion of England.

Depiction of the 40 Martyrs of England & Wales

Depiction of the 40 Martyrs of England & Wales

The Tyburn Tree Altar at Tyburn Convent

Site of the Tyburn Tree

Members of Juventutem praying for the Conversion of England at the site of the Tyburn Tree after Adoration in Hyde Park with Pope Benedict XVI

40 Martyrs of England & Wales Banner in St. Peter's Square, 1970

Reliquary of the Martyrs at Tyburn Convent

The Tyburn Tree Site, London (Nr Tyburn Convent)

Relics & Incorruptible Martyrs

Relics of the 40 Martyrs at Downside

Eye Relic of Blessed Edward Oldcome

Secret bureau altar dating from 1560. Used by St Edmund Campion at Eastertide 1581, St Edmund Arrowsmith in 1622 and Blessed John Woodcock.

The Hand of St. Margret Clitherow

Vestment worn at underground recusant Masses

 A Travelling Mass Kit with vestments

 The incorrupt body of Saint John Southwold at Westminster Cathedral.

Index to the 40 Martyrs of England & Wales which includes St. Eustace White & St. Augustine Webster

And finally...

A Video of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman's quote on the Martyrs of England

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The 2nd-century (197 A.D.) Church Father Tertullian wrote that 

"the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church," 

meaning that the martyrs' willing sacrifice of their lives leads to the conversion of others and the perpetuation of the Faith. This teaching is part of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and points us to the righteous who gave their life for the Faith in Lincolnshire.

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