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Blessed Richard Herst

Also known as: Richard Hurst; Richard Hayhurst

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Aug

Born

Lancashire, England

Died

Hanged on 29 August 1628 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Richard Herst, also known as Richard Hurst or Richard Hayhurst, was a devoted layman and landowner in the town of Preston, in Lancaster, which was part of the apostolic vicariate of England. He was born in Lancashire, England, and lived during a tumultuous period in English history.

Cause for Canonization

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