Blessed Marmaduke Bowes
Blessed Marmaduke Bowes (born in Yorkshire, England; died November 26, 1585 AD in York, England) was an English layman and martyr, put to death at York during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I for the crime of sheltering a Catholic priest. He is venerated as a Blessed and martyr of the Church. His feast day is November 26.
A married gentleman of Yorkshire, Marmaduke Bowes was condemned under the penal laws for having harbored the priest Hugh Taylor. Reconciled fully to the Catholic faith before his execution, he died for an act of charity toward a persecuted priest. He was beatified in 1987 among the Eighty-Five Martyrs of England and Wales.
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| Blessed Marmaduke Bowes | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | November 26 |
| Profession | Layman; martyr |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Patronage | Honored among the Martyrs of England and Wales |
| Attributes | Palm of martyrdom |
| Birthplace | Yorkshire, England |
| Death Place | York, England |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; hanged at York for sheltering a Catholic priest |
| Primary Shrine | York, England |
Biography
Marmaduke Bowes was a Yorkshire gentleman living in England during the persecution of Catholics under Queen Elizabeth I, when to be a priest ordained abroad, or to shelter such a priest, was made a capital crime. Though for a time he outwardly conformed to the established religion out of fear, he remained sympathetic to the old faith and gave hospitality to a Catholic priest, Hugh Taylor.
He was betrayed and arrested, and at York he was brought to trial for having harbored the priest. Condemned to death under the penal laws, he was fully reconciled to the Catholic Church before he suffered. He was hanged at York on November 26, 1585—by tradition the day after the martyrdom of the priest Hugh Taylor himself.
Marmaduke Bowes was beatified on November 22, 1987, by Pope John Paul II, among the group known as the Eighty-Five Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast is kept on November 26, and he is also honored with his companions among the martyrs of the English persecution.
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