Bl. William Patenson - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. William Patenson - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. William Patenson, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Born at Durham, he departed his homeland and studied at Reims before receiving ordination there in 1587. The following year he sailed home and worked to promote the Catholic cause in the dangerous atmosphere of Elizabethan England. Arrested in 1591, he was tried and condemned for being a priest and was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. During his imprisonment, he converted six other prisoners to the Catholic faith. Feastday Jan.22

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