Blessed William Scott
Also known as: Brother Maurus
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
30-May
Born
Chigwell, Essex, England
Died
Hanged, drawn and quartered on 30 May 1612 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 Scott, also known as Brother Maurus, was born in Chigwell, Essex, England. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he studied law before undergoing a profound conversion to Catholicism in adulthood. It was through the influence of Blessed John Roberts that William Scott embraced the Catholic faith and dedicated his life to serving God.
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