Martyrs of Douai - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Martyrs of Douai - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Martyrs of Douai, Roman Catholic Priests and Martyrs in England. A group of 160 priests trained at the English College of Douai, in France. They were martyred in England and Wales during the century following the foundation of the famed college by Cardinal William Allen in 1568. All perished at the hands of English authorities while laboring to reconvert the island. Feastday Oct.29

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