
Blessed William Freeman
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 13
Died
August 1, 13
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Blessed William Freeman was a devout Catholic Priest born in Menthorpre, North Yorkshire, England. He lived during a time of great religious turmoil in England, as the country had undergone the English Reformation and was under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I, who was determined to establish the Protestant Church of England.