Blessed Thomas Welbourne

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1-Aug

Born

Hutton Bushel, North Yorkshire, England

Died

Hanged on 1 August 1605 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Thomas Welbourne, also known as Thomas Wellburn, was a lifelong layman in the apostolic vicariate of England during a turbulent period of Catholic persecution. Born in Hutton Bushel, North Yorkshire, England, Thomas led a humble life as a school teacher.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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