John Boste

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Saint John Boste
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Born	1544 Westmorland
Died	24 July 1594(1594-07-24)
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	1929 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized	1970 by Pope Paul VI
Feast	24 July

Saint John Boste (c. 1544 – 24 July 1594) is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

Life

John Boste was born in Westmorland around 1544. He studied at Queen's College, Oxford where he became a Fellow. He converted to Catholicism in 1576. He left England and was ordained a priest at Reims 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 the Tower of London for interrogation. Returned to Durham he was condemned by the Assizes and hanged, drawn and quartered at nearby Dryburn on 24 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 on 25 October. His memorial is kept on the day of his execution, 24 July.

External links

"Ven. John Boste". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Entry on Catholic-Forum.com Patron Saint Index

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Persondata
Name	Boste, John
Alternative names	none
Short description	none
Date of birth	1544
Place of birth	Westmorland
Date of death	24 July 1594
Place of death	Dryburn

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