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Blessed George Beesley

Also known as

George Bisley

1 July
22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Profile

Ordained at the English College, Rheims, France on 14 March 1587. Returned to England on 1 November 1588 to minister to covert Catholics during the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I. Imprisoned in late 1590 for the crime of being a priest, he was repeatedly tortured to get the names of other Catholics. His body and health were broken, but he told his captors nothing. Martyred.

Born

c.1562 at The Hill, Goosnargh parish, Lancaster, England

2 July 1591 in Fleet Street, London, England

10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

Catholic Encyclopedia, by Bede Camm
New Catholic Dictionary

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirlogio Romano, 2004 edizione
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

Readings

Absit mihi gloriari nisi in Cruce Domini Nostri Jesu Christi. Good people, I beseech God to send all felicity. – Blessed George’s dying words

MLA Citation

“Blessed George Beesley“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 January 2022. Web. 17 May 2024. <>