Blessed Arthur Bell

Also known as

• Francis Bell

Memorial

• 11 December
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Profile

Studied at Saint Omer and at the Royal College of Saint Alban, Valladolid, Spain. Ordained in Salamanca, Spain in 1618. Joined the Franciscans in 1618. Worked in Douai and Gravelines in France, and Brussels, Belgium. He returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in 1634. Arrested and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales.

Born

• 13 January 1590 in Temple Broughton, Worcestershire, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 December 1643 at Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Arthur, contact
     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
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Arthur Bell”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 December 2010. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-arthur-bell/>