- John Boste
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name=Saint John Boste
birth_date=1544
death_date=death date|1594|7|24|mf=y
feast_day=July 24
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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birth_place=Westmorland
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titles=Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
beatified_date= 1929
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beatified_by=Pope Pius XI
canonized_date=1970
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canonized_by=Pope Paul VI
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prayer_attrib=Saint John Boste (c.
1544 -July 24 ,1594 ) is a saint in theRoman Catholic Church and one of theForty Martyrs of England and Wales .Life
John Boste was born in
Westmorland around 1544. He studied atQueen's College, Oxford where he became a Fellow. He converted to Catholicism in 1576. He left England and was ordained a priest atReims in 1581.He returned as an active missionary priest to Northern England, often being accompanied by John Speed. He was betrayed to the authorities near
Durham in 1593. Following his arrest he was taken to theTower of London for interrogation. Returned to Durham he was condemned by the Assizes andhanged, drawn and quartered at nearby Dryburn on24 July 1594 . Boste denied that he was a traitor saying "My function is to invade souls, not to meddle in temporal invasions".John Boste was beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales . Their joint feast day is kept onOctober 25 . His memorial is kept on the day of his execution,July 24 .External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02702a.htm Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj8e.htm Entry on Catholic-Forum.com Patron Saint Index]
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