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William Gibson
layman who was executed at York for professing the Roman Catholic faith
Blessed
Born
1548
Died
1596
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
William Gibson (1548 – 29 November 1596) was a layman from Ripon in Yorkshire, England, a member of a noble Scottish family, who was executed at York for professing the Roman Catholic faith. He is honoured as a martyr by the Catholic Church.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- George Errington Blessed“With him also suffered George Errington of Herst, Northumberland; William Knight of South Duffield and (after a short reprieve) Henry Abbot of Howden, also in Yorkshire.” — Wikipedia
- Henry Abbot Blessed“With him also suffered George Errington of Herst, Northumberland; William Knight of South Duffield and (after a short reprieve) Henry Abbot of Howden, also in Yorkshire.” — Wikipedia
- William Knight Blessed“With him also suffered George Errington of Herst, Northumberland; William Knight of South Duffield and (after a short reprieve) Henry Abbot of Howden, also in Yorkshire.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q8009863 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — William Gibson (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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