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Blessed Thomas Atkinson

11 March
22 November as one of the 85 Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales
29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Profile

Studied and was ordained at Rheims, France. Returned to England in 1588 to minister to covert Catholics. He travelled by night, hid by day, and served his flock for decades. Betrayed to the authorities, he was arrested along with the family who was hiding him. Martyred for the crime of priesthood. One of the 85 Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales.

Born

Menthorpe, North Yorkshire, England

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 March 1616 at York, England

Venerated

10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

Catholic Encyclopedia
Mementoes of the English Martyrs and Confessors, by Father Henry Sebastian Bowden

books
- A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Blessed Thomas Atkinson“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 February 2020. Web. 12 June 2024. <>