Blessed Thomas Hunt

Also known as

• Thomas Benstead

Memorial

• 12 February
• 22 November as part of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Profile

Studied at the Royal College of Saint Alban in Valladolid, Spain, and the English College of Saint Gregory in Seville, Spain. Ordained at Seville in 1599. He returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. He was almost immediately arrested at the Saracen’s Head, Lincoln with Blessed Thomas Sprott. He escaped, was caught again, and condemned for the crime of being a priest. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales.

Born

• c.1573 in Norfolk, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 July 1600 at Lincoln, England

Venerated

• 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

• 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Thomas, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Thomas Hunt”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 July 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>