OUR LADY from CZĘSTOCHOWA: st Sigismund church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionOUR LADY of PERPETUAL HELPLOGO PORTALU

st Sigismund
Roman Catholic parish
05-507 Słomczyn
ul. Wiślana 85
Konstancin deanery
m. i gm. Konstancin-Jeziorna
pow. Piaseczno

st SIGISMUND: st Sigismund church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collectionst SIGISMUND: XIX c., feretory, st Sigismund church, Słomczyn, Poland; source: own collection

ENGLISH REFORMATION CATHOLIC MARTYROLOGY

XVI-XVIII century

personal data

StatusblessedIMAGE PLACEHOLDER
SurnameBELL
Alt. surnames, aliases, etc.
Forename(s)James
Alt. forname(s)
Religious statuspriest
NationalityEnglish
Date & place of birth1524Warrington (Lancashire)
Alt. date(s) & place(s) of birtha. 1520
Date & place of death20.iv.1584Lancaster (Lancashire)
Nature of death & gallows/prisonhanged, drawn and quartered
Trial chargebeing a Catholic priest and refusal to sign the Oath of Supremacy (stat. 1 Eliz.1 c.1)
Trial and death detailssentenced together with John Finch (who were condemned to death), Richard Hutton and John Williamson (who got life imprionment)
Companions in deathJohn FINCH
Beatification date & pontiff15.xii.1929Pius XI
Sources:saints.sqpn.com
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