Nicholas Woodfen
English Roman Catholic priest and martyr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Woodfen born Nicholas Wheeler (1550 - 21 January 1586), also known as Nicholas Devereux, was an English Roman Catholic priest who was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, London on 21 January 1586. He is considered a Catholic martyr and one of the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales who were executed between 1584 and 1679. He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
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Nicholas Woodfen | |
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Born | ca. 1550, Leominster, Herefordshire |
Died | 21 January 1586(1586-01-21) (aged 35–36), Tyburn, Middlesex |
Means of martyrdom | Hanged, drawn and quartered |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 November 1987, by Pope John Paul II |
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