Blessed William Freeman
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
13-Aug
Born
Menthorpre, North Yorkshire, England
Died
Hanged on 13 August 1595 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Venerated
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
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.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
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