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9th JULY: ST ANDREAS WOUTERS, PRIEST AND MARTYR
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1. St Andreas (Andries) Wouters, one of the MARTYRS OF GORKUM, was born in 1542. He was a priest in Heineoord, Diocese of Haarlem, Netherlands. His conduct wasn't always edifying, with bouts of drinking and womanising.
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1. St Andreas (Andries) Wouters, one of the MARTYRS OF GORKUM, was born in 1542. He was a priest in Heineoord, Diocese of Haarlem, Netherlands. His conduct wasn't always edifying, with bouts of drinking and womanising.
2. All 19 martyrs of Gorkum (priests & religious) were tortured and hanged by Calvinists in the night of 9th July 1572, for “Papism” and their belief in the Real Presence in the Eucharist. With his courageous martyrdom and perseverance in the Faith, St Andreas made up for his
3. past life.
His last words were: “Fornicator I always was, heretic I never was.” He was canonised on 29/6/1865. St Andreas, pray for us. Martyrs of Gorkum, pray for us.
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His last words were: “Fornicator I always was, heretic I never was.” He was canonised on 29/6/1865. St Andreas, pray for us. Martyrs of Gorkum, pray for us.
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