
Blessed Francis Ingleby
Also known as: Francesco
Feast Day
3 June; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Born
C.1550 in the Ripley, Yorkshire, England
Died
Hanged, drawn and quartered on 3 June 1586 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 Francis Ingleby, also known as Francesco, was born around 1550 in Ripley, Yorkshire, England. He studied at Rheims, France, and on 21 March 1581, he was ordained as a Catholic priest. Shortly after his ordination, he returned to England in April 1581, when Catholics were facing severe persecution under Queen Elizabeth I's reign.
Cause for Canonization
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