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, Valladolid, Spain, and the English College of Saint Gregory, 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
- 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
- pending
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