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William Spenser (died 24 September 1589) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.

Life[edit]

Spenser was born at Ghisburn, Yorkshire. His maternal uncle, William Horn, who signed for the Rectory of Cornwell, Oxfordshire, in 1559, sent him in 1573 to Trinity College, Oxford, where he became Fellow in 1579 and M.A. in 1580. There, convinced of the truth of Catholicism, he used his position to influence his pupils in that direction; but he delayed his conversion till 1582, when, with four other Trinity men (John Appletree, B.A., already a priest; William Warford, M.A. and Fellow, afterwards a Jesuit; Anthony Shirley, M.A. and Fellow, afterwards a priest; and John Fixer, B.A., afterwards a priest), he embarked from the Isle of Wight.

They landed near Cherbourg, arriving at Reims, 2 November. Received into the Catholic Church five days later, he was ordained sub-deacon and deacon at Laon by the bishop, Valentine Douglas, 7 April 1583, and priest at Reims by the Cardinal Archbishop Louis de Guise, 24 September.

He was sent on the English mission 29 August 1584. He effected the reconciliation of his parents and his uncle (the latter was living as a Catholic priest in 1593), and afterwards voluntarily immured himself in York Castle to help the prisoners there.

He was condemned under 27 Elizabeth, c. 2, for being a priest, and executed at York. With him was executed a layman, Robert Hardesty, who had given him shelter.

References[edit]

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. William Spenser". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
- John Hungerford Pollen, Acts of the English Martyrs (London, 1891), 273–8;
- English Martyrs 1584- 1603 (London, 1908), 34, 35;
- Thomas Francis Knox, Douay Diaries (London, 1878);
- and, for William Horn, see
  - Henry Gee, Elizabethan Clergy (Oxford, 1898), 119;
  - Public Record Office, S. P. Dom. Add. Eliz., XXXII, 64.

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+{{Short description|English Roman Catholic priest and martyr}}
-'''William Spenser''' (b. at [[Ghisburn]], [[Yorkshire]]; executed at [[York]], [[24 September]][[1589]]) was an English [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He is a Catholic martyr,  [[beatified]] in 1987.
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+{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
+{{EngvarB|date=November 2019}}
+{{Redirect|Robert Hardesty|the American archivist|Bob Hardesty}}
+'''William Spenser''' (died 24 September 1589) was an English [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.
 ==Life==
-His maternal uncle, William Horn, who signed for the Rectory of [[Cornwell, Oxfordshire]], in 1559, sent him in 1573 to [[Trinity College, Oxford]], where he became Fellow in 1579 and M.A. in 1580. There, convinced of the truth of Catholicism, he used his position to influence his pupils in that direction; but he delayed his conversion till 1582, when, with four other Trinity men ([[John Appletree]], B.A., already a priest; [[William Warford]], M.A. and Fellow, afterwards a Jesuit; [[Anthony Shirley (priest)|Anthony Shirley]], M.A. and Fellow, afterwards a priest; and [[John Fixer]], B.A., afterwards a priest), he embarked from the [[Isle of Wight]].
+Spenser was born at [[Ghisburn]], Yorkshire.  His maternal uncle, William Horn, who signed for the Rectory of [[Cornwell, Oxfordshire]], in 1559, sent him in 1573 to [[Trinity College, Oxford]], where he became Fellow in 1579 and M.A. in 1580. There, convinced of the truth of Catholicism, he used his position to influence his pupils in that direction; but he delayed his conversion till 1582, when, with four other Trinity men ([[John Appletree]], B.A., already a priest; [[William Warford]], M.A. and Fellow, afterwards a Jesuit; [[Anthony Shirley (priest)|Anthony Shirley]], M.A. and Fellow, afterwards a priest; and [[John Fixer]], B.A., afterwards a priest), he embarked from the [[Isle of Wight]].
-They landed near [[Cherbourg]], arriving at [[Reims]], 2 November. Received into the Catholic Church five days later, he was ordained [[sub-deacon]] and [[deacon]] at [[Laon]] by the bishop, [[Valentine Douglas]], 7 April, 1583, and priest at Reims by the Cardinal Archbishop [[Louis de Guise]], 24 September.
+They landed near [[Cherbourg]], arriving at [[Reims]], 2 November. Received into the Catholic Church five days later, he was ordained [[sub-deacon]] and [[deacon]] at [[Laon]] by the bishop, [[Valentine Douglas]], 7 April 1583, and priest at Reims by the Cardinal Archbishop [[Louis de Guise]], 24 September.
-He was sent on the English mission 29 August, 1584. He effected the reconciliation of his parents and his uncle (the latter was living as a Catholic priest in 1593), and afterwards voluntarily immured himself in [[York Castle]] to help the prisoners there.
+He was sent on the English mission 29 August 1584. He effected the reconciliation of his parents and his uncle (the latter was living as a Catholic priest in 1593), and afterwards voluntarily immured himself in [[York Castle]] to help the prisoners there.
-He was condemned under 27 Elizabeth, c. 2, for being a priest. With him was executed a layman, '''Robert Hardesty''', who had given him shelter.
+He was condemned under 27 Elizabeth, c. 2, for being a priest, and executed at [[York]]. With him was executed a layman, '''Robert Hardesty''', who had given him shelter.
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
+;Attribution
-*[[John Hungerford Pollen (junior)|John Hungerford Pollen]], ''Acts of the English Martyrs'' (London, 1891), 273-8;
+*{{Catholic|wstitle=Ven. William Spenser}} The entry cites:
-*''English Martyrs 1584- 1603'' (London, 1908), 34, 35;
-*[[Thomas Francis Knox]], ''Douay Diaries'' (London, 1878);
+**[[John Hungerford Pollen (junior)|John Hungerford Pollen]], ''Acts of the English Martyrs'' (London, 1891), 273–8;
+**''English Martyrs 1584- 1603'' (London, 1908), 34, 35;
+**[[Thomas Francis Knox]], ''Douay Diaries'' (London, 1878);
-and, for William Horn, see
+**and, for William Horn, see
+***[[Henry Gee (dean)|Henry Gee]], ''Elizabethan Clergy'' (Oxford, 1898), 119;
+***Public Record Office, S. P. Dom. Add. Eliz., XXXII, 64.
+{{authority control}}
-*Henry Gee, ''Elizabethan Clergy'' (Oxford, 1898), 119;
-*Public Record Office, S. P. Dom. Add. Eliz., XXXII, 64.
-{{Catholic|Venerable William Spenser}}
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-{{BD|UNKNOWN|1589|Spenser, William}}
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+[[Category:16th-century English Roman Catholic priests]]
-[[Category:Beatified people]]
+[[Category:English beatified people]]
+[[Category:16th-century venerated Christians]]
+[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
+[[Category:Clergy from Yorkshire]]
+[[Category:16th-century Roman Catholic martyrs]]
+[[Category:Fellows of Trinity College, Oxford]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford]]
+[[Category:People executed under Elizabeth I]]
+[[Category:Executed English people]]
+[[Category:Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales]]