John Bradburne
John Randal Bradburne, OFS (14 June 1921 – 5 September 1979) was an English lay member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, a poet, and warden of the Mutemwa leper colony at Mutoko, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Bradburne was killed by nationalist guerrillas and he is a candidate for canonisation. On 15 July 2019, the Holy See gave the nihil obstat for the start of the cause of canonisation by giving Bradburne the title of 'Servant of God'.
Servant of God John Bradburne OFS | |
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Bradburne in officer's uniform | |
| Born | 14 June 1921 Skirwith, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 5 September 1979 (aged 58) Salisbury, Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
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