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.
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