Blessed Hugh Faringdon
Also known as
• Hugh Cook
• Hugh Farrington
Profile
Abbot in Reading, England in 1520. Royal chaplain, member of Parliament, and close friend of King Henry VIII. When Henry split with Rome and ordered the dissolution of religious houses, Hugh refused to surrender his abbey. He was convicted of treason, and martyred.
Born
in Faringdon, Berkshire, England as Hugh Cook
Died
15 November 1539 in Reading, Berkshire, England
Beatified
13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation
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