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Fr Ignatius Spencer AN ANCESTOR of Churchill and Princess Diana who is buried at a church in St Helens has moved a step closer towards Sainthood. Father Ignatius Spencer has moved a step closer towards being made a Saint by the Catholic Church as he was named a Venerable person. Fr Spencer is the second person who is buried at St Anne s Church in Sutton to have reached the milestone this year after nun Mother Elizabeth Prout was also moved a step closer to Sainthood in January. Pope Francis authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree advancing the cause for the canonisation of Fr Spencer.
LONDON: A Bishop on Sunday welcomed a step forward in the beatification cause of a convert to Catholicism who worked tirelessly for the conversion of England.
Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury said on Feb. 21 that Fr. Ignatius Spencer could serve as a model for Catholics as England struggles to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
“Venerable Ignatius Spencer offers a striking example as we emerge from the pandemic never to be daunted by difficulties, rather to calmly continue our mission confident we each have a contribution to make to rebuilding the life of the Church and society,” he said.
Davies made the comment the day after Pope Francis recognized Spencer’s heroic virtues. Following the publication of a decree on Feb. 20, Spencer is now known as “Venerable.”
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.Father Ignatius Spencer is pictured in an undated portrait. On Feb. 21, Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Father Spencer, a 19th-century Passionist priest and a relative of Princes William and Harry through their mother, Princess Diana. (CNS photo/courtesy Passionists) Editors: best quality available. .Father Ignatius Spencer is pictured in an undated portrait. On Feb. 21, Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Father Spencer, a 19th-century Passionist priest and a relative of Princes William and Harry through their mother, Princess Diana.(CNS photo/courtesy Passionists) Editors: best quality available. .Father John Kearns, the British Passionist provincial, prays in 2016 at the tomb of Father Ignatius Spencer at St. Anne and Blessed Dominic Church in St. Helens, England. On Feb. 21, Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Father Spencer, a 19th-century Passionist priest