St. Mary's Gate and John Hooper blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: St. Mary's Gate (13th century) is the entrance to St. Peter's Abbey precinct whose wall can be seen to the left in St. Mary Street and in Three Cocks Lane to the right. Opposite, John Hooper, 2nd Bishop of Gloucester, was martyred in 1555 for his protestant faith. Recorded plaque organisation: Gloucester City Council.

John Hooper, a prominent English Protestant reformer during the reign of Edward VI, served as the 2nd Bishop of Gloucester; he was martyred in 1555 under Queen Mary I for his religious beliefs, becoming a symbol of Protestant resistance against Catholic persecution.