Blessed Miles Gerard
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
13-Apr
Born
Ince, Lancashire, England
Died
13 April 1590 in Rochester, Kent, England
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Venerated
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Miles Gerard, also known as Blessed Myles Gerard, was born in Ince, Lancashire, England. He dedicated his life to the service of God and the Catholic Church during a tumultuous period in English history when Catholicism faced severe persecution under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
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