Blessed Thomas Atkinson
Feast Day
11 March; 22 November as one of the 85 Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
Menthorpe, North Yorkshire, England
Died
Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 March 1616 at York, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Thomas Atkinson, also known as Thomas Lancaster, was a Catholic priest and martyr during the Elizabethan era in England. He was born in Menthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, and his exact birth date is unknown.
Cause for Canonization
Feast Days
Books & Resources
A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, https://archive.org/details/a589842900lawtuoft/
Book of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0713653000
Monks, ://patrons-of-monks
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612787169
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