Nov 152009
![[Saint Hugh stained glass window]](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainth6i.jpg "36kb jpg photograph of a stained glass window of Saint Hugh from the Saint Meinrad Abbey, Saint Meinrad, Indiana, USA; thanks to Novice Shawn Henderson; pray for his vocation and novitiate")
Also known as
- Hugh Cook
- Hugh Farrington
Profile
Abbot in Reading, England in 1520. Royal chaplain, member of Parliament, and close friend of King Henry VIII. When Henry split with Rome and ordered the dissolution of religious houses, Hugh refused to surrender his abbey. He was convicted of treason, and martyred.
Born
- in Faringdon, Berkshire, England as Hugh Cook
- martyred on 15 November 1539 in Reading, Berkshire, England
- if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Hugh, contact
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
39 Eccleston Square
London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM
Additional Information
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Hugh Faringdon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 November 2009. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-hugh-faringdon/>