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Nicholas Owen, S.J., (c. 1562 – 1/2 March 1606) was an English Jesuit lay brother who was the principal builder of priest holes during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England. [1] Owen built many priest holes in the buildings of English Catholics from 1588 until his final arrest in 1606, when he was tortured to death by prison ...
Prayer: Glorious Saint Nicholas, my special patron, from thy throne in glory, where thou dost enjoy the presence of God, turn thine eyes in pity upon me and obtain for me from our Lord the graces and helps that I need in my spiritual and temporal necessities (and especially this favor [petition or intercede here], provided that it be profitable ...
Owen, who was born in Llandyfrydog, Anglesey (where his father was the rector of St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog), was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1773 and his Master of Arts degree in 1776.
Nicholas Owen may refer to: Nicholas Owen (Jesuit) (c.1562–1606), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; Nicholas Owen (priest) (1752–1811), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian; Nicholas Owen (journalist) (born 1947), BBC news presenter; Nick Owen (born 1947), presenter for Midlands Today; Nicholas Bond-Owen (born 1968), child ...
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The miraculous apparition of St. Nicholas at the First Ecumenical Council (325) [7] [note 9] The Wonderworking icon of St. Nicholas the Drenched of St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev. [7] Name Day of Royal Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas II (1918)
Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
Westminster Abbey is dedicated to Saint Peter. The vast majority of the 16,500 [1] churches in the Church of England are dedicated to one or more people. Most are dedicated to a single 'patron saint', such as Saint Peter or The Virgin Mary, or one of the persons of God, such as Holy Trinity, Christ Church, or The Good Shepherd.