Blessed Richard Langhorne
Feast Day
14-Jul
Born
C.1635 in Bedford, Bedforshire, England
Died
Hanged on 14 July 1679 at Tyburn, London, England
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Venerated
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Richard Langhorne, born around 1635 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, was the third son of William Langhorne, a member of the Inner Temple in London, and Lettice Needham, daughter of Eustace Needham of Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire. Following in his father's footsteps, Richard pursued a career in law and was admitted to the Inner Temple in November 1646. He successfully passed the bar examination in 1654.
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