Nicholas Owen
Deceased Person
1550 – 1606
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Who was Nicholas Owen?
Saint Nicholas Owen, S.J., was a Jesuit lay brother who built numerous priest holes during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. After his final arrest, he was tortured to death by prison authorities in the Tower of London. He is honoured as a martyr by the Catholic Church and was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
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- Born
- 1550
Oxford - Also known as
- St. Nicholas Owen
- Died
- Mar 2, 1606
Tower of London
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on July 23, 2013
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