Francis Ingleby
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Blessed Francis Ingleby was a Roman Catholic martyr executed in York, England during the reign of Elizabeth I
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He has been described as short but well-made, fair-complexioned, with a chestnut beard, and a slight cast in his eyes. He was the fourth son of Sir William Ingleby and Anne Malory. He was likely a scholar of Brasenose College, Oxford
, (c. 1565), and was a student of the Inner Temple
by 1576. On 18 August 1582 he arrived at the English College, Reims, where he lived at his own expense. He was ordained a year later as a subdeacon on 28 May, a deacon on 24 September, and a priest on 24 December. He left for England 5 April 1584 and he preached with great enthusiasm in York, where he was arrested in spring 1586. He was one of the priests whom Saint Margaret Clitherow
was arraigned for harbouring. He was condemned for being a priest. When sentence was pronounced he exclaimed, "Credo videre bona Domini in terra viventium". At the prison door, while shackles were being fastened on his legs he smilingly said, "I fear me I shall be overproud of my boots."
He was beatified
on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
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He has been described as short but well-made, fair-complexioned, with a chestnut beard, and a slight cast in his eyes. He was the fourth son of Sir William Ingleby and Anne Malory. He was likely a scholar of Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
, (c. 1565), and was a student of the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
by 1576. On 18 August 1582 he arrived at the English College, Reims, where he lived at his own expense. He was ordained a year later as a subdeacon on 28 May, a deacon on 24 September, and a priest on 24 December. He left for England 5 April 1584 and he preached with great enthusiasm in York, where he was arrested in spring 1586. He was one of the priests whom Saint Margaret Clitherow
Margaret Clitherow
Saint Margaret Clitherow is an English saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. She is sometimes called "the Pearl of York".-Life:...
was arraigned for harbouring. He was condemned for being a priest. When sentence was pronounced he exclaimed, "Credo videre bona Domini in terra viventium". At the prison door, while shackles were being fastened on his legs he smilingly said, "I fear me I shall be overproud of my boots."
He was beatified
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.