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John Beche, Blessed

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About John Beche, Blessed

John Beche, Blessed- Benedictine abbot. When Beche refused to grant that the king had any authority to confiscate St. John's Abbey, Colchester, he was thrown in the Tower on charges of treason. Though weak, he gained the crown of martyrdom in 1539.

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