BL. MARMADUKE BOWES, MARTYR

BL. MARMADUKE BOWES, MARTYR - 26 NOVEMBER

BLESSED MARMADUKE BOWES, MARTYR

Born possibly at Ingram Grange (near Appleton), Welbury, Cleveland in Yorkshire, England, Marmaduke Bowes was a lay man, martyred at York by hanging on November 26, 1585. Both Marmaduke and his wife were imprisoned at York and released, but required under bond to appear in York at the assizes beginning November 23, 1585. Upon his arrival, he found that Fr Hugh Taylor was about to be arraigned. Previously Bowes had offered food and drink in his home to Fr Taylor, which had been observed by his children's former tutor, an apostate Catholic. Bowes, though always a Catholic at heart, had outwardly conformed to the Anglican Church; the tutor provided the sole evidence against Bowes, leading to his condemnation for harbouring and assisting an unlawful priest. Bowes boldly confessed his faith as a Catholic before his death. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987 with George Haydock and Companions.

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⬅️ The Holy Martyrs of England and Wales

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr Marmaduke confessed the faith, may experience his goodness as he intercedes for us with you. 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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