St. Nicholas Owen — Builder of Secret Hiding Places for Persecuted Priests
As the persecution of Catholics in England grew intense, St. Nicholas put his skill to work for the Church, engineering hiding places for priests around the country.
As the persecution of Catholics in England grew intense, St. Nicholas put his skill to work for the Church, engineering hiding places for priests around the country.
COMMENTARY: The English martyr, whose feast day is today, built ‘priest holes’ to protect persecuted clergy in the 16th and 17th centuries.
St. Nicholas Owen, pray for us!
St. Nicholas Owen was, like Jesus himself, only a carpenter, but he displayed a heroism to shame us all.
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