Blessed George Swallowell
Blessed George Swallowell (died July 26, 1594 AD in Darlington, County Durham, England) was an English Catholic convert and deacon who was martyred in Darlington, County Durham, for reconciling with the Catholic Church and receiving the Sacraments from a Catholic priest. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987, as one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast day is July 26.
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| Blessed George Swallowell | |
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| Feast Day | July 26 |
| Profession | English Catholic convert and deacon; born Protestant; converted to Catholicism and received sacraments from a Catholic priest; martyred at Darlington County Durham July 26 1594; one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales beatified JPII November 22 1987 |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; English Martyrs; recusant Catholic England; 85 Martyrs of England and Wales; Elizabethan Catholic converts; County Durham Catholic tradition |
| Patronage | County Durham; England; converts to Catholicism; Protestant converts to Catholicism; those who die for a newly embraced faith; deacons; Darlington |
| Attributes | Deacon's dalmatic; palm branch of martyrdom; July 26 feast; Darlington setting; noose; cross of conversion |
| Birthplace | County Durham, England |
| Death Place | Darlington, County Durham, England |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; hanged and quartered in Darlington, County Durham, on July 26, 1594; George Swallowell (also spelled Swallow) was originally a Protestant deacon who converted to Catholicism and received the Sacraments from a Catholic priest; under the Elizabethan penal laws, receiving the Sacraments from a Catholic priest or being reconciled to the Catholic Church were also acts that could lead to prosecution; he was executed for his conversion and his reception of Catholic sacraments; he is among the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987 |
| Primary Shrine | Darlington, County Durham, England; July 26 feast; beatified JPII November 22 1987 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; July 26 feast in England and Wales for the English Martyrs |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
George Swallowell was an English Protestant deacon from County Durham who converted to Catholicism, receiving the Sacraments from a Catholic priest. Under the Elizabethan penal laws, this act of reconciliation with the Catholic Church was potentially a capital offense.
He was arrested and executed — hanged and quartered — in Darlington, County Durham, on July 26, 1594.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987, as one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast day is July 26.
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Birth location: County Durham, England
Death location: Darlington, County Durham, England
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Blessed George Swallowell (died July 26, 1594) was an English Protestant deacon who converted to Catholicism and was martyred in Darlington, County Durham, for his conversion and reception of the Catholic Sacraments; one of the 85 Martyrs of England and Wales beatified by John Paul II on November 22, 1987. Feast July 26.
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