Blessed Nicholas Woodfen
Also known as: Nicholas Wheeler; Nicolas…
Feast Day
21 January; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai ; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
C.1550 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Died
Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 21 January 1586 at Tyburn, London, 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 Woodfen, also known as Nicholas Wheeler, was born around 1550 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He studied in Rheims, France, where he was ordained as a priest. After completing his studies, Nicholas returned to London, England, with a special mission to minister to covert Catholics at the Inns of Court.
Cause for Canonization
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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