Blessed Everard Hanse
- 31 July
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Profile
Raised Protestant. Educated at Cambridge University. Anglican minister. A near-fatal illness caused him to re-examine his life and ministery, and with the support of his brother, William, he converted to Catholicism in 1568. Studied in Rheims, France, and was ordained on 25 March 1581. Father Everard sailed for England on 24 April 1581 with a plan to minister to covert Catholics. Captured soon after in the Marshalsea prison while visiting Catholic prisoners. Lodged in Newgate prison in 1581. Found guilty of the crime of persuading others to join the Catholic Church and refusing to accept the queen as head of the Church; martyr.
Born
- Northamptonshire, England
- hanged, drawn and quartered on 31 July 1581 at Tyburn, London, England
- 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)
Readings
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Everard Hanse“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 November 2023. Web. 28 April 2024. <>