Blessed James Claxton

Also known as
James Clarkson
Memorial
28 August
Profile
Raised a devout Catholic. Educated and ordained at Rheims, France. Returned to England as a missionary priest to Yorkshire, for which ministry he was martyred.
Born
16th century York, England
Died
hanged, drawn, and quartered at Ilseworth, England in 1588
Beatified
1929 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized
pending
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