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Blessed Richard Simpson

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 24

Died

July 24, 1588

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Richard Simpson, born around 1554 in Well, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, was a devoted priest in the apostolic vicariate of England during a tumultuous period in English history. Not much is known about his early life, but he eventually answered the call to serve as a priest, dedicating himself to the Catholic faith and the ministry of the Church.