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Blessed William Hartley

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Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5 October; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University

Born

Wilne, Derbyshire, England

Died

Hanged on 5 October 1588 at Shoreditch, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed William Hart, also known as Blessed William Hartley, was born in 1558 in Wells, England. He was raised in a Protestant family and received his education at Lincoln College, Oxford. However, his spiritual journey led him to convert to Catholicism.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Feast Days

October 5October 29December 1
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