Blessed Thomas Sherwood
Feast Day
7 February; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
1551 at London, England
Died
Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 7 February 1578 at Tyburn, London, England
Beatified
29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Thomas Sherwood, also known as Thomas Sherwood the Martyr, was born in 1551 in London, England. He hailed from humble beginnings, being the son of devout Catholic parents who had faced significant persecution during a time when Catholicism was outlawed in England.
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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