Thomas Tichborne
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Thomas Tichborne was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.
(1584–87) and Rome, where he was ordained on Ascension Day, 17 May 1592. Returning to England on 10 March 1594, he worked in Hampshire
. There he escaped apprehension by the authorities until the early part of 1597.
He was sent a prisoner to the Gatehouse
in London, but in the autumn of 1598 was helped to escape by his brother, Nicholas Tichborne
, and Thomas Hackshot, who were both executed shortly afterwards. Betrayed by Atkinson, an apostate priest, he was re-arrested and on 17 April 1602, was brought to trial with Robert Watkinson (a young Yorkshire man who had been educated at Rome and ordained priest at Douai a month before) and James Duckett
, a London bookseller. On 20 April he was executed with Watkinson and Francis Page
, S.J. The last named was a convert, of a Middlesex family though born in Antwerp. He had been ordained at Douai in 1600 and received into the Society of Jesus while a prisoner in Newgate.
Tichborne was in the last stages of consumption
when he was executed.
Life
He was educated at ReimsReims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
(1584–87) and Rome, where he was ordained on Ascension Day, 17 May 1592. Returning to England on 10 March 1594, he worked in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. There he escaped apprehension by the authorities until the early part of 1597.
He was sent a prisoner to the Gatehouse
Gatehouse
A gatehouse, in architectural terminology, is a building enclosing or accompanying a gateway for a castle, manor house, fort, town or similar buildings of importance.-History:...
in London, but in the autumn of 1598 was helped to escape by his brother, Nicholas Tichborne
Nicholas Tichborne
Nicholas Tichborne was an English Roman Catholic layman, a recusant and Catholic martyr. He is to be distinguished from the Nicholas Tichborne who died in Winchester Gaol in 1587....
, and Thomas Hackshot, who were both executed shortly afterwards. Betrayed by Atkinson, an apostate priest, he was re-arrested and on 17 April 1602, was brought to trial with Robert Watkinson (a young Yorkshire man who had been educated at Rome and ordained priest at Douai a month before) and James Duckett
James Duckett
James Duckett was an English Catholic layman and martyr .Born at Gilfortrigs in the parish of Skelsmergh in Westmorland at an unknown date, he became a bookseller and publisher in London. Brought up a Protestant, he was lent a Catholic book by a friend when serving his apprenticeship in London and...
, a London bookseller. On 20 April he was executed with Watkinson and Francis Page
Francis Page
Francis Page may refer to:*Francis Page , Roman Catholic priest condemned to death at the same time as James Duckett *Francis Page , MP for Huntingdon and a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and King's Bench...
, S.J. The last named was a convert, of a Middlesex family though born in Antwerp. He had been ordained at Douai in 1600 and received into the Society of Jesus while a prisoner in Newgate.
Tichborne was in the last stages of consumption
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
when he was executed.