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
Beatified
1929 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized
pending
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