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Also known as

• Anthony Page

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• 4 May

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Studied at Douai, France. Ordained in 1591. Returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I. Arrested and martyred for the crime of priesthood.

Born

• 1571in Harrow, Middlesex, London, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered in late April 1593 York, North Yorkshire, England

Venerated

• 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree on martyrdom)

Beatified

• 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Antony
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Patron Saints’ Names
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson