St John Rigby College (Wigan) - Saint John Rigby

Saint John Rigby

St John Rigby College was named for the English Roman Catholic martyr John Rigby, who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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