Thomas Garnet
Thomas Garnet | |
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Portrait from the Royal English College in Valladolid | |
| Priest and Martyr | |
| Born | 9 November 1575 Southwark, Central London, England |
| Died | 23 June 1608 (aged 32) Tyburn, Middlesex, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 23 June (individual) 25 October (with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) |
| Attributes | Martyr's palm |
Thomas Garnet, SJ (9 November 1575 – 23 June 1608) was an English Jesuit priest who was executed in London during the English Reformation. He is the protomartyr (i.e., the first martyr associated with a place) of Saint Omer and of Stonyhurst College. He was executed at Tyburn and is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.