Nicholas Owen, S.J., (c. 1562 – 1/2 March 1606) was an English Jesuit lay brother who was the principal builder of priest holes during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England. [1]

Nicholas David Arundel Owen (born 10 February 1947) is an English journalist, television presenter and radio presenter. He previously presented on the BBC News channel and BBC …

Nicholas Owen (birthday uncertain, 1606) was a Jesuit brother whose talents as a mason and carpenter provided priests with concealed hiding places in the homes of Catholics and enabled …

Mar 22, 2019 · Owen, Fathers Henry Garnet and Edward Oldcorne, and lay brother Ralph Ashley had finally emerged from their hiding places, commonly called “priest holes” that Owen had …

Nicholas was born at Oxford, England. He became a carpenter or builder and served the Jesuit priests in England for two decades by constructing hiding places for them in mansions …

Mar 22, 2024 · Sometime during the night of May 1 and the morning of May 2 in the year 1606, Nicholas Owen died a martyr in the Tower of London.

Mar 22, 2025 · Saint Nicholas Owen was a creative builder who helped the persecuted Catholic priests of England find hiding places. Because of his important work, the fact that he joined the …

Saint Nicholas Owen, the patron saint of illusionists and escapologists, saved many lives in his 40-some years. And now, a little over 400 years after his death, a house in St. Paul, …

Mar 22, 2022 · Nicholas was a genius at finding and creating places of safety: subterranean passages, small spaces between walls, impenetrable recesses. At one point he was even able …

Mar 22, 2024 · Born around 1560 to a devout Catholic family in England, Nicholas trained as a carpenter and mason. As the persecution of Catholics worsened throughout the latter half of …