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Blessed Thomas Palaser

Also known as: Thomas Palasor; Thomas Palaster; Thomas Pallicer

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 September; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Born

C.1570 in Ellerton-upon-Swale, North Yorkshire, England

Died

Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 9 August 1600 at Durham, 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 Palaser, also known as Thomas Palasor, Thomas Palaster, and Thomas Pallicer, was born around 1570 in Ellerton-upon-Swale, North Yorkshire, England. He devoted his life to the Catholic faith and became a seminarian, studying at the prestigious institutions of Rheims in France and Valladolid in Spain.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

September 8November 22October 29
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