Blessed Thomas Pickering was born in 1621 in Westmorland, England and died in May 9 1679 at the age of 48 in Tyburn, Middlesex, England. We celebrate his feast day on May 9 every year in the Catholic Church.
The Memorial of Blessed Thomas Pickering – Feast Day |
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Blessed Thomas Pickering Biography |
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Date of Birth |
1621 AD |
Country of Birth |
United Kingdom of Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Blesseds who were Not Married |
Profession |
Lay brother |
Place of Work |
England |
Date of Death |
Tyburn, London, England |
Place of Death |
May 9 1679 |
Feast Day |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope Pius XI on December 15 1929 |
Thomas Pickering Biography
Bl. Thomas Pickering was a Benedictine lay brother at Saint Gregory Monastery in Douai, France in 1660. He was later sent to England in 1665 to serve as a steward to the Benedictines in the queen’s royal chapel.
He knew Queen Catherine and King Charles II and with no time all the other Benedictines were exiled from England except him. He was falsely accused of plotting to kill the king, found guilty and later martyred.
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