BLESSED WILLIAM WIGGES, PRIEST AND MARTYR
William (Wilhelmus) Wigges, a secular priest and martyr in England, died by hanging in 1588. This happened at Kingston upon Thames. (Cal.)
[He was beatified in 1929.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed William may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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