Cuthbert Mayne (d.1577), Roman Catholic priest martyred in Cornwall.
Mayne was arrested in 1577 at Tregain Mansion at Golden, Probus, together with Francis Tregain, the owner of the house. The priest was imprisoned for several months in Launceston Castle before his trial at which he was found guilty of practising the Catholic religion and refusing to accept Elizabeth I as the supreme Head of the Church.
The condemned priest was dragged through Launceston to the Town Square where
he was hanged, drawn and quartered. His head was displayed on a pike over the gate of the
Castle, while the quarters of his body were sent to be displayed at Barnstaple, Bodmin,
Tregony and Wadebridge.
Canonised by the Catholic church, every June an annual pilgrimage is held in honour of Cuthbert Mayne in Launceston.
Portions of Mayne's skull are in various places, the largest being in the Carmelite Convent, Lanherne, Cornwall.
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