John Finglow
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John Finglow or Fingley was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
from Caius College, Cambridge in December 1573. He was ordained priest at the English College, Reims
, 25 March 1581. The following month he was sent on the English mission.
After he had been for some time in the north of England, he was seized and confined in Ousebridge Kidcote, York. He was finally tried for being a Catholic priest and reconciling English subjects to the Catholic Church, and was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
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John Finglow was matriculated sizarSizar
At Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge, a sizar is a student who receives some form of assistance such as meals, lower fees or lodging during his or her period of study, in some cases in return for doing a defined job....
from Caius College, Cambridge in December 1573. He was ordained priest at the English College, Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, 25 March 1581. The following month he was sent on the English mission.
After he had been for some time in the north of England, he was seized and confined in Ousebridge Kidcote, York. He was finally tried for being a Catholic priest and reconciling English subjects to the Catholic Church, and was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.