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Blessed Thomas Maxfield

Blessed Thomas Maxfield

Blessed Thomas Maxfield

Also known as: Thomas Macclesfield

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

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

Born

The Mere, Enville, Staffordshire, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 1 July 1616 in Tyburn, London, England; many relics enshrined in Downside Abbey near Bath, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Thomas Maxfield, also known as Thomas Macclesfield, was born in The Mere, Enville, Staffordshire, England, to Ursula and William Macclesfield. His father, a devoted Catholic, faced charges of hiding and supporting priests, including Thomas's own brother, Father Humphrey.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

July 1 October 29

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