Brushed metal plaque № 41076

This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: John Acrige Catholic Martyr. Priest of the Chantry of St. Thomas housed here in the south aisle of Trinity Chapel. Curate of Richmond Parish Church 1548-1569. Joined the Catholics in the Rising of the North 1569. Went into exile: returned to Richmond, his birthplace. Arrested. Imprisoned in the notorious North Blockhouse at Hull where he died 2nd March 1585. Recorded plaque organisation: Richmond and District Civic Society.

John Acrige was a Catholic priest and curate who opposed the Protestant Reformation, joining the Rising of the North in 1569; he is remembered as a martyr for his faith, having been imprisoned and dying at the North Blockhouse in Hull.