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Wooden Statue of Saint Ambrose Edward Barlow By Denis Parsons 1981 Saint Ambrose Barlow Church Birmingham England Photographed On 12 May 2016 By Sjukmidlands
Wooden Statue of Saint Ambrose Edward Barlow By Denis Parsons 1981 Saint Ambrose Barlow Church Birmingham England Photographed On 12 May 2016 By Sjukmidlands

Saint Ambrose Edward Barlow

Also known as: Ambrose Brereton; Ambrose Radcliffe; Edward Ambrose Barlow

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 10

Died

September 1, 10

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Biography

Saint Ambrose Edward Barlow, also known as Ambrose Brereton, Ambrose Radcliffe, and Edward Ambrose Barlow, was born in Barlow Hall, England in 1585. He was the fourth son of Sir Alexander Barlow and Mary Brereton. Baptized Catholic on 30 November 1585, he was initially raised as a Protestant. However, as he grew older, he felt a strong pull towards his Catholic faith and eventually returned to Catholicism....