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Blessed Richard Langley

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1-Dec

Born

Ousethorpe, Yorkshire, England

Died

Hanged on 1 December 1586 at York, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Richard Langley was a member of the English gentry and a lifelong layman. He was born in Ousethorpe, Yorkshire, England, although the exact date of his birth is not provided. Throughout his life, Richard remained devoted to his Catholic faith during a time when practicing Catholicism was illegal in England.

Cause for Canonization

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