Blessed Nicholas Postgate
Feast Day
7 August; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Born
1597 in Egton Bridge, North Yorkshire, England
Died
7 August 1679 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 Nicholas Postgate, also known as Blessed Nicholas Tichborne, was an English Catholic priest who dedicated his life to serving covert Catholics during a time of persecution in England. Born in 1597 in Egton Bridge, North Yorkshire, England, he grew up in a devout Catholic family and studied at the English College in Valladolid, Spain.
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