John Ogilvie Martyr

Feast of St John Ogilvie 10 March 2009.

The celebrations of the Martyrdom of this Scottish Jesuit priest commenced with the First Vespers sung by the St. Mungo Singers.

Following the Mass at the St. Andrew Cathedral, the traditional WALK honouring St John Ogilvie takes the route to the site at Glasgow Cross.

Martyr of Scotland

John Ogilvie (1579-1615) performed ministry in his native Scotland for only 11 months after he returned to his homeland following 22 years abroad. He is the only canonized Scottish martyr from the time of the Reformation, and was only 36 when he gave his life for Christ.

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