Anthony Middleton
{{Short description|English Roman Catholic priest and martyr}}
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Anthony Middleton (died 1590) was an English Roman Catholic priest and martyr from Yorkshire. He trained at Douai College, and returned to England in 1586. He was captured by Richard Topcliffe in Fleet Street, London, close to where he was hanged, drawn and quartered with Edward Jones on 6 May 1590.
He was beatified on 15 December 1929 and his feast day is 6 May.{{Cite CE1913|wstitle=Ven. Edward Jones}}[https://blessededwardjones.eschools.co.uk/web/school_information School information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101015348/https://blessededwardjones.eschools.co.uk/web/school_information |date=2018-11-01 }} from BlessedEdwardJones.eschools.co.uk, retrieved 31 October 2018[https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=484 Catholic.org], retrieved 31 October 1590
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