Thomas Ford

Who they were

Thomas Ford, a fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, was one of the first three students of Douai to be ordained, in 1573. From 1576 he was chaplain to the Yate family and Bridgettine nuns at Lyford.

Arrested with St Edmund Campion in 1581, he was tortured three times and condemned on an absurd charge of conspiracy. He was executed at Tyburn on 28 May 1582 with John Shert and Robert Johnson.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

One of Douai's first priests, taken with Campion.

Connected on this site

• Edmund Campion Saint
  “Arrested with St Edmund Campion in 1581, he was tortured three times and condemned on an absurd charge of conspiracy.” — this site's research
• John Shert Blessed
  “He was executed at Tyburn on 28 May 1582 with John Shert and Robert Johnson.” — this site's research
• Robert Johnson Blessed
  “He was executed at Tyburn on 28 May 1582 with John Shert and Robert Johnson.” — this site's research