Blessed Thomas Reynolds

Also known as

• Richard Reynolds
• Thomas Green

Memorial

• 21 January

Profile

Studied at Rheims, France, and at Valladolid and Seville in Spain. Ordained in 1592. Returned to England to minister to covert Catholics, but was arrested and exiled in 1606. He returned and worked in secret until his arrest in 1628. He spent fourteen years in prison before being martyred with Blessed Edward Stransham.

Born

• c.1562 at Oxford, England as Thomas Green

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered in 31 January 1642 at Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

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

• Catholic Online
• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Thomas Reynolds”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-thomas-reynolds/>