Blessed Thomas Plumtree

Also known as

• Pastor Rebel

Memorial

• 4 January

Profile

Began studies at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England in 1543. Priest. Rector of Stubton, Lincolnshire, England in 1546. He resigned his prebend and became chaplain to northern insurgents in the Catholic Rising of the North against the repressions of Queen Elizabeth I, refusing to take the oath acknowledging her supremacy over the Church in England. Captured when the revolt failed, he was arrested at the altar, and charged with celebrating Mass. Offered his freedom if he would denouce Catholicism; he declined. Martyr.

Born

• in Lincolnshire, England

Died

• hanged, drawn and quartered on 4 January 1570 in the market place at Durham Castle, Durham, England
• left to hang as a warning to other Catholics, he was finally buried on 14 January 1570

Beatified

• 9 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Thomas Plumtree“. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 January 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>