Thomas Fleming (bishop)
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Thomas Fleming (1593–1665) was an Irish
He was the eldest son of Christopher Fleming, 12th Baron Slane and Eleanor, daughter of Patrick Barnewall and Mary Bagenal. On his father's death in 1625 he succeeded as 13th Baron, but renounced the title in favour of his brother William, 14th Baron. He studied at the Franciscan College at Leuven, became a priest of the Franciscan Order, and after finishing his studies continued at the Catholic University of Leuven for a number of years as a professor. In October 1623, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII to the See of Dublin as successor of Eugene Matthews.
His appointment gave great offence to opponents of the
As might be expected from his antecedents, and especially from his connection with the
In 1649, when all was lost, and the defeated Irish were confronted with
In appearance, he was described unkindly by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford as a fat, red-faced man, dressed in a plain black suit, who looked more than a merchant selling cloth at Leadenhall Market than a bishop.[1] As Strafford's biographer points out,[2] this plainness and lack of ostentation is surely to the Archbishop's credit, as showing a proper Christian humility.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Thomas Fleming". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.