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Blessed Alexander Rawlins

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7-Apr

Born

Oxfordshire, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 7 April 1595 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Alexander Rawlins was a devout and outspoken Catholic priest who played a significant role in ministering to covert Catholics during the turbulent period of religious persecution in England. Born in Oxfordshire, England, the details of his early life remain unknown.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

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