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Blessed William Carter

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11 January; 4 May and/or 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Born

C.1549 at London, England

Died

Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 January 1584 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed William Carter, also known as "Blessed William Carter of London," was a courageous and devout Catholic layman who lived during a tumultuous era in England's history. He was born around the year 1549 in London, England. Little is known about his early life and family background.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1987-11-22 by 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

January 11May 4November 22

Books & Resources

A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, https://archive.org/details/a589842900lawtuoft/

Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612787169

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