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William Freeman
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Martyr
Born c. 1558
Manthorp, near York
Died 13 August 1595 (aged 36 - 37)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Beatified 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Feast 13 August
Attributes Scroll, crucifix, black biretta

William Freeman (c. 1558 – 13 August 1595) was an English Roman Catholic priest during the Reformation. He was convicted of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Warwick. He is one of 136 Catholic martyrs who were beatified by Pius XI in 1929.

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