Blessed Thomas Pilcher
Also known as
- Thomas Pilchard
- 21 March
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
- 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales
- 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
Profile
Studied at Balliol College, Oxford, England. Converted to Catholicism. Studied at Douai College, Rheims, France. Ordained a priest at Laon, France in 1583. He then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in Hampshire and Dorset. Arrested and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest.
Born
- hanged, drawn and quartered on 21 March 1587 in Dochester, Dorset, England
- no official executioner could be found; a local butcher was hired to do the disemboweling, but stopped halfway when Thomas asked him, “Is this your justice?”
- 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Thomas Pilcher“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 February 2020. Web. 22 April 2021. <>