Blessed Thomas Sherwood | |
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Martyr | |
Born | c. 1551 London |
Died | 7 February 1578[1] (aged 27) Tyburn, London |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 December 1886, Rome by Pope Leo XIII |
Attributes | holding a scroll |
Thomas Sherwood (c. 1551–1578) was a Catholic layman and martyr. He was arrested on suspicion of treason, having visited a house where it seems that Mass was secretly celebrated.