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Blessed Francis Ingleby

Also known as: Francesco

Blessed
Post-Congregation

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

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

Feast Days

June 3October 29November 22

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