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Blessed Thurstan Hunt
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Thurstan Hunt, a priest from the Leeds area, was captured while attempting to rescue fellow priest Robert Middleton, who had been arrested. The two were imprisoned for some months, then martyred in 1601. They were beatified in 1987.
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When Robert Middleton was arrested, Hunt tried to rescue him but was captured. The two priests were martyred at Lancaster in 1601. Efforts by the government to bring the condemned men into public disrepute were failures.
When Robert Middleton was arrested, Hunt tried to rescue him but was captured. The two priests were martyred at Lancaster in 1601. Efforts by the government to bring the condemned men into public disrepute were failures.
