Blessed George Douglas

Memorial
9 September
22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Profile
Studied in Paris, France. Priest. Ministered to covert Catholics in England. Arrested in York and martyred for the crime of being a priest. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales.
Born
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1587 in York, England
Name Meaning
from the dark water (Scottish Gaelic)
Venerated
10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized
pending
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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