Blessed James Bell

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• 20 August

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Educated at Oxford University. Priest. Conformed to the rules of the state church under Queen Elizabeth, but eventually returned to his Catholic faith, and was martyred with Blessed John Finch.

Born

• c.1520 at Warrington, Lancashire, England

Died

hanged in 20 April 1584 at Lancaster, England

Venerated

• 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom

Beatified

• 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

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     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
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed James Bell“. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 February 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>