England
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Kingdom of England. Home of Bl. Thomas More, the illustrious Chancellor and martyr, and Bl. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and martyr.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Thomas More described as Chancellor of England and martyr
"that illustrious Chancellor of England and martyr, Blessed Thomas More"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— John Fisher described as the illustrious martyr of England
"John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, the illustrious martyr of England"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Venerable Bede entered the monastery in England at age seven, devoting his whole life to Sacred Scripture
"From England, hear Venerable Bede in his English History"
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Saintly Examples of Scripture Study
— St. Vincent Ferrer traveled through England converting people
"traveling through Italy, France, Germany, England, and Spain, converted at least a hundred thousand people"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights
— A noble matron condemned to death in England for the faith, who sang joyfully of heaven as she faced execution
"Likewise in our own age that noble matron, condemned to a horrible death in England for the sake of the faith"