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Blessed Nicholas Horner

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4 March; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Born

Grantley, Yorkshire, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 4 March 1590 in front of his home on Fetter Lane, Smithfield, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Nicholas Horner, also known as Blessed Nicholas Horner, was a lifelong layman and a tailor by trade who lived during the Elizabethan era in England. He was an informal but enthusiastic evangelist for Catholicism, passionately sharing his faith with others.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

March 4November 22

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