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Shrine · United Kingdom

Church of the English Martyrs, Tower Hill

London, United Kingdom

Parish ChurchShrine

Why pilgrims come

What makes this Catholic place significant

A living Catholic pilgrimage church in the shadow of the Tower, honoring the English martyrs and preserving the renewed Shrine of Our Lady of Graces.

Make this Roman Catholic church the prayerful anchor for a Tower of London martyr pilgrimage. The parish remembers More, Fisher and the wider English martyrs, while its Shrine of Our Lady of Graces revives the memory of a medieval Marian abbey that once stood nearby.

Primary sacred connectionSt. John Fishermartyr honored by the parish
Research trail1 catalog sourceVerification date not listed
Pilgrim planningPublished schedule recorded8 worship times in this guide
TraditionCatholic

The sacred connection

People and objects remembered here

These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.

SaintSt. John Fisher

martyr honored by the parish

Feast: June 22
SaintSt. Thomas More

martyr honored by the parish

Feast: June 22

What to notice

Look closely at the place and its story

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Catholic prayer near Tower Hill

Place the historic martyr sites within the living sacramental life of a Roman Catholic parish.

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Shrine of Our Lady of Graces

The Lady Chapel commemorates the medieval Abbey of Our Lady of Graces, once a London center of Marian pilgrimage.

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Catholic return to Tower Hill

The parish history remembers the first Mass celebrated on Tower Hill in more than three centuries, on the Annunciation in 1865.

Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations

Feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas MoreThe parish stands close to their imprisonment, execution and burial sites.

How to read this page

Sources, tradition, and what is verified

Source trail1 cited catalog source

No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.

Editorial standard

This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.

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