Blessed Hugh More
Feast Day
28 August; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
Born
At Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Died
Hanged on 28 August 1588 at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, England
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Venerated
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Hugh More, born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, was an eminent figure in the Catholic Church during a tumultuous period in English history. Educated at the prestigious Oxford University and later at Gray’s Inn, More initially followed the path of an Anglican clergyman. However, he underwent a profound conversion to Catholicism, which led him to dedicate his life to the service of God and his fellow believers.
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