John Ashdown-Hill - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:34:01 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg John Ashdown-Hill - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Richard III would have wanted a Catholic burial https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/03/19/richard-iii-would-have-wanted-a-catholic-burial/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:02:05 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=41758 The academic whose research led to the discovery of King Richard III's remains says he should be given a Roman Catholic rather than Anglican funeral. Earlier this year, skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as King Richard's. But since the find, a disagreement has surfaced about whether he should be Read more

Richard III would have wanted a Catholic burial... Read more]]> The academic whose research led to the discovery of King Richard III's remains says he should be given a Roman Catholic rather than Anglican funeral.

Earlier this year, skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as King Richard's. But since the find, a disagreement has surfaced about whether he should be buried in Leicester or York.

Dr John Ashdown-Hill says the king was "a very religious man" and would have wanted a Catholic burial.

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