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Blessed Christopher Wharton

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28 March; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Born

C.1540 in Middleton, West Yorkshire, England

Died

28 March 1600 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Christopher Wharton, also known as Blessed Christopher Wharton, was a renowned priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of England during a time of intense religious persecution under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was born in Middleton, West Yorkshire, England, around 1540.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1987-11-22 by 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

March 28 November 22 October 29

Books & Resources

A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, https://archive.org/details/a589842900lawtuoft/

Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612787169

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