Bl. Richard Featherstone - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Richard Featherstone - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Richard Featherstone, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Richard served as a chaplain to Queen Catherine of Aragon and tutor to the princess Mary I. In the crisis which attended the king's efforts to secure divorce from his wife, Richard spoke openly in her defense and was arrested for treason and executed at Tyburn. Feastday July 30

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