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Blessed William Thomson

Also known as

William Thompson
William Blackburn

20 April
29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Profile

Studied at the English College in Rheims, France. Ordained, he returned to minister to covert Catholics in England during a period of persecution. Executed for the crime of being a priest. Martyr.

Born

c.1560 at Blackburn, Lancastershire, England

hanged, drawn and quartered on 20 April 1586 at Tyburn, London, England

10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

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 William Thomson“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 November 2021. Web. 3 May 2024. <>