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The individual commonly known as '''Richard Flower''' was born Richard Lloyd, probably around 1566, to a notable family of [[Anglesey]]. He also went under the names Fludd and Graye.<ref name=Wainewright/> By 1584, he is mentioned in government interrogation reports as "the chiefest reliever of priests". The law at that time declared that anyone who knowingly "shall receive, relieve, aid, or comfort a [[Seminary priest]], are felons..."<ref name=Burton>[https://archive.org/details/livesofenglishma01burtuoft/page/426/mode/2up "Venerable Richard Flower (Lloyd)", ''Lives of the English Martyrs'', vol.1, (Edwin Burton and J.H. Pollen, eds.), Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, p. 425]{{PD-notice}}</ref> Lloyd was accused of providing aid to a priest named William Horner, in the parish of St. Dunstan's, [[Farringdon Without]]. According to [[Christopher Grene]], Lloyd gave Horner, alias Forest, a quart of wine. Grene says that since at the time of Lloyd's trial, Horner was only a supposed priest, being neither under arrest, condemned, nor outlawed, the court was unsure if he even was a priest. Lloyd was executed at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, at about twenty-two years of age.<ref name=Burton/> |
The individual commonly known as '''Richard Flower''' was born Richard Lloyd, probably around 1566, to a notable family of [[Anglesey]]. He also went under the names Fludd and Graye.<ref name=Wainewright>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09138a.htm Wainewright, John. "Ven. Richard Leigh." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 3 Feb. 2014]</ref> By 1584, he is mentioned in government interrogation reports as "the chiefest reliever of priests". The law at that time declared that anyone who knowingly "shall receive, relieve, aid, or comfort a [[Seminary priest]], are felons..."<ref name=Burton>[https://archive.org/details/livesofenglishma01burtuoft/page/426/mode/2up "Venerable Richard Flower (Lloyd)", ''Lives of the English Martyrs'', vol.1, (Edwin Burton and J.H. Pollen, eds.), Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, p. 425]{{PD-notice}}</ref> Lloyd was accused of providing aid to a priest named William Horner, in the parish of St. Dunstan's, [[Farringdon Without]]. According to [[Christopher Grene]], Lloyd gave Horner, alias Forest, a quart of wine. Grene says that since at the time of Lloyd's trial, Horner was only a supposed priest, being neither under arrest, condemned, nor outlawed, the court was unsure if he even was a priest. Lloyd was executed at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, at about twenty-two years of age.<ref name=Burton/> |
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Revision as of 22:35, 7 July 2024
Blessed Richard Flowers (Lloyd) | |
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| Born | c.1566 Anglesey, Wales |
| Died | 30 August 1588 Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Feast | 30 August |
The individual commonly known as Richard Flower was born Richard Lloyd, probably around 1566, to a notable family of Anglesey. He also went under the names Fludd and Graye.[1] By 1584, he is mentioned in government interrogation reports as "the chiefest reliever of priests". The law at that time declared that anyone who knowingly "shall receive, relieve, aid, or comfort a Seminary priest, are felons..."[2] Lloyd was accused of providing aid to a priest named William Horner, in the parish of St. Dunstan's, Farringdon Without. According to Christopher Grene, Lloyd gave Horner, alias Forest, a quart of wine. Grene says that since at the time of Lloyd's trial, Horner was only a supposed priest, being neither under arrest, condemned, nor outlawed, the court was unsure if he even was a priest. Lloyd was executed at Tyburn on 30 August 1588, at about twenty-two years of age.[2]
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- ^ Wainewright, John. "Ven. Richard Leigh." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 3 Feb. 2014
- ^ a b "Venerable Richard Flower (Lloyd)", Lives of the English Martyrs, vol.1, (Edwin Burton and J.H. Pollen, eds.), Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, p. 425
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