William Knight (martyr)

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William Knight
Born1572, South Duffield,
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died29 November 1596, York, England
Martyred byQueen Elizabeth I of England
Means of martyrdomHanging, drawing and quartering
Venerated inGreat Britain
Beatified22 November 1987, London, England, by Pope John Paul II
Feast4 May

William Knight (1572 – 29 November 1596) was an English layman put to death for his Catholic faith at York, England. With him also suffered George Errington of Herst, Northumberland; William Gibson of Ripon; and Henry Abbot of Howden, Yorkshire.

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