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Blessed Thomas Belson

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5 July; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University

Born

C.1564 in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England

Died

Hanged on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Thomas Belson, also known as Thomas Bell, was a young layman hailing from the apostolic vicariate of England during the Elizabethan era. Born around 1564 in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England, he received his education at Exeter College, Oxford, and Douai College in Rheims, France.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1987-11-22 by 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

July 5 November 22 October 29 December 1

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