George Beesley

George Beesley

George Beesley (Bisley) (born at The Hill in Goosnargh parish, Lancashire, England, of a Catholic family; died 2 July1591) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.

Life

He was ordained priest at the English College at Reims, 14 March, 1587, and left for England, 1 November, 1588. He was captured by Topcliffe late in 1590, and was tortured.

He was executed under the statute of 27 Eliz., in Fleet Street, London.


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