Richard Whiting, Blessed

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• Blessed Richard Whiting —     Blessed Richard Whiting     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Blessed Richard Whiting     Last Abbot of Glastonbury and martyr, parentage and date of birth unknown, executed 15 Nov., 1539; was probably educated in the claustral school at Glastonbury …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Richard Whiting (Abbot) — Richard Whiting was the Last Abbot of Glastonbury, date of birth unknown, executed 15 November 1539. LifeWhiting graduated as M.A. (Cambridge) in 1483 and Doctor of Divinity in 1505. He was ordained deacon in 1500 and priest in 1501. After the… …   Wikipedia

• Richard Whiting — may refer to:* Richard Whiting (the Blessed Richard Whiting) (d. 1539), the last Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey before the Dissolution of the Monasteries * Richard A. Whiting (1891 1938), writer of popular songs, father of singer Margaret Whiting and …   Wikipedia

• Whiting, Blessed Richard — • Last abbot of Glastonbury, martyr, executed in 1539 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Glastonbury Abbey — • Benedictine monastery, Somersetshire, England, pre eminently the centre of early Christian tradition in England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Glastonbury Abbey     Glastonbury Abbey …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 16th century — A list of 16th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Blessed Columba of Rieti 1467 Rieti, Umbria, Italy 1501   Blessed Jerome Garibo 1440   1502   Bl …   Wikipedia

• List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation — The Catholic martyrs of England are men and women who died for the Catholic faith in the years between 1535 and 1680. They have officially been recognized as martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. The vast majority were executed under treason laws …   Wikipedia

• English Confessors and Marytrs (1534-1729) —     English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729)     Though the resistance of the English as a people to the Reformation compares very badly with the resistance offered by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbot — • A title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more monks Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbot     Abbot     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Thomas Marshall (abbot) — Thomas Marshall (the Blessed John Beche) (? 1 December 1539) was the Last Abbot of Colchester Abbey.He was educated at Oxford University(probably Gloucester Hall now Worcester College) where he took his degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1515. he… …   Wikipedia