▁ 1 8 4 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁and ▁author ▁who ▁was ▁called ▁a ▁" mart yr ▁of ▁char ity " ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁Le eds ▁in ▁the ▁ty ph us ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁She ff ield ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁bapt ized ▁by ▁his ▁god father , ▁Fr ▁Richard ▁R immer , ▁at ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Chap el ▁in ▁Nor folk ▁Row ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Le eds , ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Cro ok ▁Hall , ▁County ▁Dur ham , ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁sem inary ▁at ▁U sh aw ▁College . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁ord ained ▁he ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁serving ▁the ▁Catholic ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Ro ok ▁Street ▁and ▁Gran by ▁Row . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁deb ated ▁with ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Bible ▁Association . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁La ▁Tra ppe ▁in ▁France , ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁U sh aw , ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁went ▁to ▁Call aly ▁in ▁North umber land . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Black burn , ▁Whit by ▁and ▁She ff ield . ▁ ▁Le eds ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁Catholic ▁pri ests , ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁ep ide mic , ▁when ▁C urr ▁was ▁chap lain ▁to ▁Bishop ▁Brig gs ; ▁C urr ▁volunte