Martyrs of Gorkum

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Nineteen martyrs hanged by Calvinists on 9 July 1572 at Gorkum, Holland for loyalty to the Pope and for their belief in the Real Presence in the Eucharist. They include:

• Adrian Beanus
• Adrian van Hilvarenbeek
• Andrew Wouters
• Antony van Hoornaer
• Antony van Weert
• Antony van Willehad
• Cornelius van Wyk
• Godfrey of Duynen
• Godfrey of Merville
• James Lacops
• Jerome of Weden
• John of Cologne
• John of Osterwick
• John van Hoornaer
• Leonard Vechel
• Nicholas Janssen Poppel
• Nicholas Pieck
• Peter of Assche
• Theodore van der Eem