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Blessed Thomas Alfield

Also known as: Thomas Aufield; Thomas Alphilde; Thomas Hawfield; Thomas Offeldus; Thomas Badger

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6 July; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Born

Gloucester, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 6 July 1585 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Thomas Alfield, also known as Thomas Aufield, Thomas Alphilde, Thomas Hawfield, and Thomas Offeldus, was born in Gloucester, England. He received his education at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he obtained his degree in 1568. Initially raised as a Protestant, Thomas later underwent a profound conversion to Catholicism as an adult.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Feast Days

July 6 October 29

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