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Detail Of A Holy Card Of Blessed William Richardson Date And Artist Unknown
Detail Of A Holy Card Of Blessed William Richardson Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed William Richardson

Also known as: William Anderson

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Feb

Born

Wales

Died

Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 27 February 1603 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed William Richardson, also known as William Anderson, was born in Wales and spent his formative years in the area of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He was a devout Catholic who felt a calling to serve God and his fellow believers. Pursuing this vocation, he embarked on a journey of education and spiritual preparation.

Cause for Canonization

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

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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