Blessed Thomas Pormort
Also known as: Thomas Whitgift; Tommaso…
Feast Day
21 February; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
C.1560 in Little Limber, Lincolnshire, England
Died
Hanged on 20 February 1592 at Saint Paul’s Churchyard, London, England on a gibbet erected next to the shop of the man who’s confession he was accused of hearing
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Thomas Pormort, also known as Thomas Whitgift or Tommaso, was born around 1560 in Little Limber, Lincolnshire, England. He received an education at Cambridge University before deciding to pursue a religious vocation. In 1581, Thomas traveled to Rheims, France, where he entered the seminary to study for the priesthood. After completing his studies there, he continued his education in Rome, Italy, starting in 1582.
Cause for Canonization
Feast Days
Books & Resources
A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, https://archive.org/details/a589842900lawtuoft/
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612787169
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