Blessed William Hart
- Memorial
- 16 March
- Profile
- Raised Protestant.
Educated at Lincoln College, Oxford.
Convert to Catholicism.
Studied for the priesthood at Douai, Rheims, and Rome.
Ordained in 1581, he returned to England to minister to cover Catholics.
Betrayed by an apostate in the house of Saint Margaret Clitherow.
Martyr.
- Born
- at Wells, England
- Died
- martyred on 15 March 1583 at York, North Yorkshire, England
- Beatified
- 29 December 1886
- Canonized
- pending;
if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed William, contact
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
39 Eccleston Square
London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Readings
- The joy of this life is nothing; the joy of the after life is everlasting."
- Blessed William Hart
