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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.