Blessed Thomas Whitbread

Also known as: Thomas Harcourt; Thomas Harcott

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20-Jun

Born

1618 in Essex, England

Died

Hanged, drawn and quartered on 20 June 1679 in Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed Thomas Whitbread, also known as Thomas Harcourt or Thomas Harcott, was born in 1618 in Essex, England. He grew up in a time of religious turmoil when Catholicism was officially suppressed, and practicing the faith was punishable by law.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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