Thomas Holford

Blessed

Thomas Holford
Bornc. 1541
Nantwich, Cheshire
Died28 August 1588 (aged 46 - 47)
Clerkenwell, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Feast28 August

Thomas Holford (sometimes called Thomas Acton) (1541–1588) was an English Protestant schoolteacher who became a Catholic priest during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was martyred at Clerkenwell in London, and is recognised by the Catholic Church as having the status of Blessed.

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