St. Anne Line

Patron Saint of Childless People, Converts, and Widows

Anne was the daughter of William Heigham of Dunmow, Essex, a gentleman of means and an ardent Calvinist.

When Anne and her brother converted to Catholicism, they were disowned and disinherited by their family.

In 1583, Anne married Roger Line, a convert like herself. But shortly after their marriage Roger was arrested for attending Mass and exiled to Flanders in Belgium, where he died in 1594.

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