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Blessed William Eynon

Also known as

John Oynon

15 November

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Benedictine monk. Priest at Saint Giles, Reading, England. He refused to surrender his parish to non-Catholic authorities, was arrested, and executed. Martyr.

Born

English

hanged on 15 November 1539 at the entrance of the abbey in Reading, Berkshire, England

13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Additional Information

New Catholic Dictionary

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition

MLA Citation

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