Bl. James Feun, and Bl Thomas Hemerford Roman Catholic Priests and English Martyrs. . Feastday Feb.12



Bl. James Feun, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He refused to take the Oath of Supremacy and named a conspirator of a bogus assassination plot. was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Feb.12

Bl. Thomas Hemerford, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Condemned for being a priest was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday February 12

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