Reverend Peter Hartley – ‘A Martyr to Duty’ and ‘Victim of Charity’
Reverend Peter Hartley – ‘A Martyr to Duty’ and ‘Victim of Charity’ by Richard Barton (2020) Most of the information that we have about Peter Hartley comes from the writings … Continue reading
Gloucester’s saintly Abbe Josse
More pages from the historical writings of James Newton Langston (1884-1959) In February, 1828, another French émigré priest, the Abbe Augustine Louis Josse (1763-1841), took charge of the Gloucester mission. … Continue reading
Gloucestershire’s links with Ambrose Phillipps de Lisle
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S LINKS WITH AMBROSE PHILLIPPS DE LISLE Largely extracted from the writings of James Newton Langston (1886-1959) In 1816 Abbe Bernard Giraud (or Girard), a priest of the diocese of … Continue reading
Robert Canning of Hartpury
Robert Canning (1773-1843) lived at Hartpury, near Gloucester. He was the second son of an ancient family whose seat was at Foxcote, near to Ilmington, situated on the Gloucestershire and … Continue reading
Churchdown: Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
CATHOLIC CHURCHDOWN Written in 1987 by the late Lillian Bell who died on 26th December 1997:- In the Domesday Book, the village which is the subject of this short article … Continue reading
St Peter’s Church, Gloucester – in photographs
The Roman Catholic Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Northgate Street, Gloucester If you wish to reproduce images from this blog please contact the webmaster – btsarnia@gmail.com or otherwise … Continue reading
St Patrick’s Brockworth
1. St Patrick’s Brockworth by Bob Berry (1981) In recording the spread of the Catholic Faith in the outlying area of the City of Gloucester it is essential that we … Continue reading
Gloucester Catholics and King James II
Gloucester and its Catholics during the Reign of James II Richard Barton and Brian Torode (1990) During the year 1986 Brian Torode and I submitted a short article for publication … Continue reading
Tuffley and Matson Catholic Parishes – Robinswood Hill Roman Catholic Parishes
(I) BEGINNINGS OF THE PARISH OF THE ENGLISH MARTYRS AT TUFFLEY: SOUTHFIELD ROAD (II) SERMON PREACHED AT THE SILVER JUBILEE MASS AT TUFFLEY (2013) (III) SERMON PREACHED AT THE RUBY … Continue reading
