Blessed Thomas Abel
Also known as: Thomas Able; Thomas Abell
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
30-Jul
Born
C.1497 in England
Died
Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 30 July 1540 at Smithfield, England
Beatified
29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Blessed Thomas Abel, also known as Thomas Able or Thomas Abell, was born around 1497 in England. He became a renowned scholar, obtaining his Doctor of Divinity from Oxford University. Thomas was ordained as a priest and later became the chaplain to Queen Catherine of Aragon, the wife of King Henry VIII.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1886-12-29 by 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
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