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Feastday: May 28
1473 - 1541

Martyr of England. She was born Margaret Plantagenet, the niece of Edward IV and Rich�ard III. She married Sir Reginald Pole about 1491 and bore five sons, including Reginald Cardinal Pole. Margaret was widowed, named countess of Salisbury, and appointed governess to Princess Mary, daughter of Hemy VIII and Queen Catherine of Aragon, Spain. She opposed Henry�s mar�riage to Anne Boleyn, and the king exiled her from court, although he called her �the holiest woman in England.� When her son, Cardinal Pole, denied Henry�s Act of Supremacy, the king imprisoned Margaret in the Tower of London for two years and then beheaded her on May 28. In 1538, her other two sons were executed. She was never given a legal trial. She was seventy when she was martyred. Margaret was beatified in 1886.

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Thomas Young
3 weeks ago
Bl. Margaret is a favorite and unique saint of mine,unlike other saints who seem to function at an admirable elevated level of sanctity completely detached from this world embacing
martyrdom with great joy,not so Margeret.She had five children and lived in a cruel world of turmoil and anarchy.Throught this she stood firm in her faith and loyal to her children.A
woman of resolve and wit dragged to the block affirming her inocence until the end.
I thank Margeret for favors received.My cousin suffered a serious stroke.and was in a coma for two weeks near death but is now recovering.My prayers of intercession are now daily prayers of thanks.I hope this woman is someday canonized.
christopher antony
3 weeks ago
Bl.Margaret pole am praying two you in faith and ask of your help you suffered a crule death
God Bless us all
William Jerome
1 year ago
Thanks for the information. However, your arithmetic is off-she was 67 years or age, not 70, when she was murdered (without trial) by England's greatest tyrant and Protestant, Henry VIII
Bill Donovan
1 year ago
Thank you for this report on Bl. Margaret Pole. You should include more Polish saints.
Joseph Mathew
2 years ago
Your steadfastness in defending the church made you a saint. Please pray for us!
Michael
2 years ago
I was blessed to have had an education in Catholic schools, and it is my understanding that all those martyred in defeding the Catholic Church are deserving to become saints. Bl. Margaret Pole did just that in her condemnation of King Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn, which was a mere extension of his assault upon the Catholic Church's doctrine. Ultimately, she was imprisoned and tortured, only to be beheaded; all of this punishment because of her condemnation of King Henry lll's proclamation that he was the head of the Church of England, and because he changed the edicts of our Catholic Church to suit his lifestyle. This predicated her defence of the supremacy of Catholocism. I believe this is why she was canonized.
J. Rose
2 years ago
What did she do to bcome a martyr?

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