Thomas Holland (Jesuit)
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| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
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| Feast | 12 December |
Thomas Holland (1600 at
Life
Holland was born in Lancashire, possibly son of Richard Holland, gentleman. He attended the English College at
In 1624 he entered the
He made his solemn religious profession as spiritual coadjutor at Ghent (28 May 1634) and was sent on the English mission the following year, in hopes that the change might improve his health.[1]
Holland worked in London, sometimes assuming the aliases of Saunderson and Hammond. He was an adept in disguising himself, and could speak perfect French, Spanish, and Flemish. He had to stay indoors during the day and only travel at night because of the priest-hunters. His health did not improve.[4]
He was eventually arrested on suspicion in a London street returning from a sick call, 4 October 1642, and committed to the
Some Capuchin friends smuggled in supplies so he could celebrate Mass one last time. Soon after his last Mass he was taken off to
References
- ^ a b c "Blessed Thomas Holland", Jesuits -Global
- ^ Wainewright, John. "Venerable Thomas Holland". Catholic Encyclopedia 1913. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 December 2013
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Blessed Thomas Holland, SJ", Jesuits -Singapore
- ^ a b "Blessed Thomas Holland", FaithND
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. Thomas Holland". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
- John Hungerford Pollen, Acts of the English Martyrs (London, 1891), 358-367
- Richard Challoner, Missionary Priests, II, no. 174
- Joseph Gillow, Bibl. Dict. Eng. Cath. (London and New York, 1885–1902), III, 353-6
- Thompson Cooper (1891). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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