Blessed Thomas Somers

Also known as

• Thomas Wilson

Memorial

• 10 December

Profile

Schoolmaster. Seminarian in Douai, France. Priest. Returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in London, sometimes using the alias Thomas Wilson. Arrested and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest. Martyred with Saint John Roberts.

Born

• Skelsmergh, Westmoreland, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 10 December 1610 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

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Thomas Somers”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 November 2009. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-thomas-somers/>