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George Beesley (or Bisley) (born c. 1562 at The Hill in
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parish,
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, England, of a Catholic family; died 2 July 1591) was an English
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priest. He is a Catholic martyr,
beatified Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their nam ...
in 1987.


Life

Blessed George Beesley was born into a Catholic family. He was ordained at the English college,
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, France on 14 March 1587. On November 1, 1588, he went back to England. He intended to minister and to convert Catholics during the persecutions led by Queen Elizabeth I. In 1590 he was captured and imprisoned for the crime of being a Roman Catholic priest. He was repeatedly tortured in order to give the names of the other Catholics. Even though his health and body were battered, he did not tell his captors anything. His execution was prompted by the statute of 27 Eliz., in Fleet-street, London. His feast day is every 1 July.


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Douai Martyrs The Douai Martyrs is a name applied by the Catholic Church to 158 Catholic priests trained in the English College at Douai, France, who were executed by the English state between 1577 and 1680. History Having completed their training at Douai, ...
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Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales The Eighty-five Martyrs of England and Wales, also known as George Haydock and Eighty-four Companion Martyrs, are a group of men who were executed on charges of treason and related offences in the Kingdom of England between 1584 and 1679. Of the e ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beesley, George 1591 deaths 16th-century English Roman Catholic priests English beatified people 16th-century venerated Christians People from Goosnargh Year of birth unknown 16th-century Roman Catholic martyrs People executed under Elizabeth I English torture victims Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales