Blessed James Bird

Also known as: James Byrd; James Beard

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25-Mar

Born

1574 at Winchester, Hampshire, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 25 March 1592 at Winchester, Hampshire, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed James Bird, also known as James Byrd or James Beard, was born in 1574 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. He was raised in a Protestant family but made the significant decision to convert to Catholicism at the young age of 19. This marked the beginning of a journey that would lead him down a path of unwavering faith and martyrdom.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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