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Blessed Matthew Flathers
Blessed Matthew Flathers

Blessed Matthew Flathers

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

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

Born

1560 in Weston, near Otley, West Yorkshire, England

Died

21 March 1608 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 Matthew Flathers, also known as Matthew Fletcher, was born in 1560 in Weston, near Otley, West Yorkshire, England. He dedicated his life to the service of God and the Catholic Church during a time of intense persecution for Catholics in England.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

March 21October 29November 22

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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