Henry Heath was a 17th-century English Franciscan priest and theologian who was martyred for his faith. Born in Peterborough in 1599, he studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, before converting to Catholicism in 1622. He later joined the Franciscan order at St. Bonaventure's in Douai, adopting the religious name Paul of St. Magdalene. In 1643, he traveled to England disguised as a sailor to serve the English mission, but his religious identity was quickly discovered, leading to his arrest and eventual execution.