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Thomas Watkinson
Layman, widower, martyr in England
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
22 November 1987
by John Paul II
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Thomas Watkinson was a layman, a widower. The source records that he was put to death for the faith at York in 1591. He was beatified on 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II among the eighty-five martyrs of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Put to death at York in 1591 for the Catholic faith.
Connected on this site
- Robert Thorpe Blessed“He was arrested early on Palm Sunday at the house of the yeoman Thomas Watkinson, after someone saw palms being gathered.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991), p. 871 - apostolic letter 'Ecclesia in Anglia' of 22 November 1987 (85 martyrs of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland)
- Wikidata R72625f90 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.