The 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. John Ogilvie will be celebrated on 10th March 2015. John Ogilvie, born in Keith, Bannfshire was ordained a Jesuit priest at a time when Catholicism was outlawed in Scotland. He risked his personal safety on many occasions when he tried to support fellow Catholics whose practice of their faith was forbidden. In 1565 he was betrayed, arrested, tortured and executed at Glasgow Cross. Revered in Europe for centuries as a martyr, John Ogilvie was canonised in 1976, becoming Scotland's first saint since Queen Margaret in 1250 (Scottish Catholic Education Service, St. John Ogilvie 400th Anniversary). Novena prayer cards are available to take from the church.