Blessed William Harrington

Memorial
18 February
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After meeting Saint Edmund Campion, William travelled to Rheims, France were he studied for the priesthood. Ordained in 1592, he returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Arrested in 1593, he was held for several months before being martyred for the crime of being a priest.
Born
Mount Saint John, Yorkshire, England
Died
hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 at Tyburn, England
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
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