August 29th

Blessed Richard Herst

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Lancaster, England · d. 1628

At Lancaster in England, Blessed Richard Herst, martyr, a head of household and farmer, who, falsely accused of the crime of murder, was condemned to die on the gallows for Christ under King James the First.

Latin Original

Lancástriz in Anglia, beáti Richárdi Herst, mártyris, qui, paterfamilias et agricola, crimine homicidii falso insimulátus, sub Iacóbo rege Primo pro Christo láquei supplício damnátus est.