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Blessed Richard Kirkman

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22 August; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Born

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 22 August 1582 at York, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Richard Kirkman, also known as Richard Kirkman of Addingham, was born in Addingham, Yorkshire, England. He dedicated his life to serving God and the Catholic faith during a tumultuous period in England's history when Catholicism was suppressed and persecuted.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1886-12-29 by 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Feast Days

August 22October 29
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