Priest hole
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priest-hole-185-9235962
title:
Priest hole
text:
A priest hole is a hiding place for a priest built in England or Wales during the period when Catholics were persecuted by law. Following the accession of Queen Elizabeth I to the throne in 1558, there were several Catholic plots designed to remove her, and severe measures, including torture and execution, were taken against Catholic priests. From the mid-1570s, hides were built into houses to conceal priests from priest hunters. Most of the hides that survive today are in country manor houses,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Hiding place for Catholic priests
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest_hole
date created:
2004-11-03T00:42:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:28:25Z
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