Anne Line | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1563 Essex, England |
| Died | 27 February 1601 (aged 38 - 39) Tyburn, England |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 27 February (individual) 25 October (together with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) 30 August (together with Saints Margaret Ward and Margaret Clitherow) |
| Attributes | dove, noose in neck, book or bible, |
| Patronage | childless people, converts, widows |
Anne Line (c. 1563 – 27 February 1601) was an English Catholic martyr. After losing her husband, she became very active in sheltering clandestine Catholic priests, which was illegal in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Finally arrested, she was condemned to death and executed at Tyburn. The Catholic Church declared her a martyr, and Pope Paul VI canonised her in 1970.