Martyrs
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St Edmund, Original Patron Saint of England
It is commonly accepted that St George is the Patron Saint of England. We celebrate St George’s Day on April 23rd when the red cross of St George flies proudly from the flag pole. But should we instead be raising the White Dragon flag [see comment below this article] on November 20th? It is surprising…
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Why Catholic?
For over a thousand years, England was a Catholic country. Christianisation in the British Isles dates back to the early centuries. England brought forth many saints, hardly known to today’s average Brit. Before King Henry VIII forcibly abolished the Catholic Church, there had been over 800 monasteries none of which survived. The dissolution of the…
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Great Britain’s Martyrs – Part IV – St. Philip Howard
St. Philip Howard – 11 Years in Prison for Choosing to Be Catholic: A prominent figure, a favourite courtier of the queen, and a wanted man! When St. Philip Howard confessed that he had become a Catholic, his wife Ann also disclosed that she also had become a Catholic. While fleeing to Europe with his…
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Great Britain’s Martyrs – Part III – St. Edmund Campion
How did being Catholic ever become a crime? For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church was present in England. From the early Middle Ages towns and villages were full of churches and chapels, glorious cathedrals stood in towns where Bishops resided, and there were hundreds of monasteries throughout the country. Up to the 1520s…
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Great Britain’s Martyrs – Part I – The Carthusian Monks
There is a dark part of Britain’s history that we were not taught much about. Why? Because we are still under the successive reign of those who launched the significant change in Britain’s history and are still in charge of education and the writing of history. Until 1533, England was an entirely Catholic country. But…
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Why King Charles Should Not Claim the Title ‘Defender of the Faith’
The following is an excerpt from a lengthy article entitled On the Death of Her Majesty, by Fr Armand de Malleray From the perspective of Christianity, we cannot fail to mention that the Queen lived and died as the Supreme Head of the Anglican religion. That Christian denomination defined itself five hundred years ago against…