biography
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| (1561–95)
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| biography:
| Poet and martyr, born in Horsham, Norfolk, E England, UK. He studied at Douai and Rome, and was ordained as a Jesuit in 1584. He travelled to England as a missionary in 1586, aiding persecuted Catholics, but was betrayed, tortured, and executed. Beatified in 1929, he is known for his devotional lyrics (such as ‘The Burning Babe’), and for several prose treatises and epistles. |
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