Saint Thomas Garnet. Protomartyr (i.e., the first martyr associated ) of Saint Omer and therefore of Stonyhurst College. Thomas Garnet was born at Southwark, about 1575. he was executed at Tyburn, 23 June 1608. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... The main square and Hôtel de Ville in St Omer. ... The front of Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst College is the leading Jesuit public school near Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. ... The Borough of Southwark(e) (pronounced ) is the area of London immediately south of London Bridge and part of the larger London Borough of Southwark. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Tyburn is a place name, and may refer to: Tyburn, London Tyburn, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent in some sense the many Catholics martyred in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679. ...

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Thomas Garnet's Family

Thomas Garnet was born into a prominent family. His uncle, Henry Garnet, was the Superior of all the Jesuits in England. Richard Garnet, Thomas' father, was at Balliol College, Oxford, at the time when greater severity began to be used against Catholics. Thomas' father's example and spirituality provided leadership to a generation of Oxford men which was to produce Edmund Campion, Robert Persons^[1] and so many other inspirational English Catholics. Henry Garnet or Garnett (1555 - May 3, 1606), English Jesuit, son of Brian Garnett, a schoolmaster at Nottingham, was educated at Winchester and afterwards studied law in London. ... A provincial superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the orders superior general and exercising a general supervision over all the local superiors in a territorial division of the order called a province (not to be confused with an ecclesiastical province which is a group... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Full name Balliol College Motto - Named after John de Balliol Previous names - Established 1263 Sister College St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham (academic) Location Broad Street Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... St. ... Robert Parsons (sometimes spelled Persons) (born June 24, 1546, Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, died April 15, 1610, Rome) was a Jesuit priest of equal contemporary fame with Edmund Campion. ...

Thomas' Schooling

Thomas attended the Horsham grammar school and was afterwards a page to one of the half-brothers of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, who were, however, conformists (i.e., Conformed to the Anglican faith). Map sources for Horsham at grid reference TQ1730 Horsham is a market town in West Sussex, England with a poulation of roughly 50000. ... A page is a young male servant. ... Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel (28 June 1537 - 19 October 1595) was an English nobleman. ... The term Anglican (from the Angles meaning English) describes the people and churches that follow the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ...

Thomas Goes to Saint Omer

Because English colleges had been turned over to Protestants, English Catholics had to go to the continent for their education. Thomas, at age 17, was amongst the first students of Saint Omer's Jesuit College in 1592. By 1595 he was considered fit for the new English theological seminary, Saint Albans, at Valladolid, and started in January, with five others, John Copley, William Worthington, John Ivreson, James Thomson, and Henry Mompesson, from Calais. The English are an ethnic group generally associated with England and the English language. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... The main square and Hôtel de Ville in St Omer. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students in religion, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... Plaza Mayor and city hall, Valladolid The unfinished cathedral and the Plaza de Cervantes, near the University of Valladolid The church of Santa María la Antigua, Valladolid Valladolid, which name comes from the Arabic phrase for land of the father (Balad-Al-Walid), is an industrial city in central... The Burghers of Calais, by Rodin, with Calais Hotel de Ville behind Location within France J.M.W. Turner: Calais Pier Calais (Dutch: Kales) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is...

Captured in the Channel

They were lucky in finding as a travelling companion, a Jesuit Father William Baldwin, who was going to Spain in disguise under the alias Ottavio Fuscinelli, but misfortunes soon began. After severe weather in the English Channell, they found themselves obliged to run for shelter to the Downs, where their vessel was searched by some of Queen Elizabeth's ships, and they were discovered hiding in the hold. They were immediately made prisoners and treated very roughly. They were sent round the Nore up to London, and were examined by Charles, second Lord Howard of Effingham, the Lord Admiral. A downland is an area of open chalk upland. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... N.O.R.E. formerly known as rapper Noreaga, is a member of the rap group C-N-N. N.O.R.E. stands for Niggaz on (the) run eatin. He is currently signed to Def Jam Records and Roc-A-Fella Records. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-December 14, 1624) was a British statesman and admiral. ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...

Father Baldwin's Test

After this Father Baldwin was sent to Bridewell prison, where one of those incidents occurred that were so representative of the tangled loyalties of the age. What happened was that he met a confessor^[2] James Atkinson. James Atkinson, under excruciating torture, had revealed secrets. Atkinson was riven by remorse and terror. Terror that he might be tortured again, this time to death, and that he might die being deprived of a priest to hear his confession. Bridewell Palace was built for Henry VIII between 1515-1523 on the site of the medieval St Brides Inn, at a cost of £39,000. ... This article is about the practice of confession in the Christian faith. ...

This put Father Baldwin in turmoil. Was Atkinson a spy? In appealing for a priest to hear his confession was he merely tricking Baldwin into revealing himself? In the end he heard the Atkinson's confession whose joy at absolution was luminous. Later Atkinson would suffer further torture and died under the torment of the cruelty, or shortly after.

Escapes

Meantime his young companions had been handed over to Archbishop Whitgift, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, having found that they encouraged one another, sent them one by one to different Protestant bishops or doctors. John Whitgift (c. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Diocesan College, or Bishops as it is commonly known, is a private school situated in the leafy suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa, at the foot of Table Mountain. ...

Only the youngest, Mompesson, conformed. The rest eventually escaped and returned to their colleges on the continent after many adventures. It is not known for certain what happened to young Garnet, but it seems likely that he was the youth confined to the house of Dr. Richard Edes. He fell ill and was sent home under bond to return to custody at Oxford by a certain day.

The boy escaped yet again, and to avoid trouble he had then to keep away even from his own father. At last he reached Saint Omer again, and then went to Valladolid in 1596, after many escapades. Plaza Mayor and city hall, Valladolid The unfinished cathedral and the Plaza de Cervantes, near the University of Valladolid The church of Santa María la Antigua, Valladolid Valladolid, which name comes from the Arabic phrase for land of the father (Balad-Al-Walid), is an industrial city in central... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ...

First Return to the Dangers of England

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Effect of the Gunpowder Plot

During the excitement caused by the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 he was arrested near Warwick, going under the name Thomas Rokewood, which he had no doubt assumed from Ambrose Rokewood of Coldham Hall, whose chaplain he then was, and who had, unfortunately, been implicated in the plot. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a desperate but failed attempt by a group of provincial English Catholic extremists to kill King James I of England and VI of Scotland, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in one attack by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Map sources for Warwick at grid reference SP2865 Warwick (pronounced warrick ) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... Ambrose Rokewood (1578? - January 31, 1606) was one of the principal members of the abortive 1605 Gunpowder Plot conspiracy to assassinate James I of England and Members of Parliament. ... A chaplain is typically a priest or a member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church, lay chaplains are also found in some settings such as universities. ...

Imprisonment

Father Garnet was now imprisoned first in the Gatehouse, then in the Tower, where he was tortured in order to make him give evidence against Henry Garnet, his famous uncle, Superior of the English Jesuits, who had recently admitted him into the Society of Jesus. The authorities suspected that Henry Garnet was implicated in the plot. Henry Garnet was later executed because of his (suspected) involvement in the plot. A tower is a high structure, usually man-made. ... Henry Garnet or Garnett (1555 - May 3, 1606), English Jesuit, son of Brian Garnett, a schoolmaster at Nottingham, was educated at Winchester and afterwards studied law in London. ...

Though no connection with the conspiracy could be proved against Thomas, he was kept in the Tower of London for seven months, at the end of which time he was suddenly put on board ship with forty-six other priests, and a royal proclamation, dated 10 July 1606, was read to them, threatening death if they returned. They were then carried across the Channel and set ashore in Flanders. The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... This article is about the Belgian region Flanders and the eponymous historical region of the Low Countries. ...

Return to the Continent

Father Garnet now went to his old school at Saint Omer, then to Brussels to see the Superior of the Jesuits, Father Baldwin, his companion in the adventures of 1595. Father Baldwin sent him to the English Jesuit novitiate, Saint John's, Louvain, in which he was the first novice to be received. Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... For the city in Texas, see Novice, Texas. ...

Return to England and Martyrdom

In September, 1607, he was sent back to England, but was arrested six weeks later by an apostate^[3] priest called Rouse. This was the time of King James' controversy with Cardinal Bellarmine about the Oath of Allegiance. Garnet was offered his life if he would take the oath, but he steadfastly refused, and was executed age 32, at Tyburn, protesting that he was "the happiest man this day alive". His relics, which were preserved at Saint Omer, were lost during the French Revolution. James VI of Scotland and James I of England and Ireland (occasionally known as King James the Vain) (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland. ... Roberto Francesco Romolo Cardinal Bellarmino (Saint Robert Bellarmine), a Saint and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a controversialist, was born at Montepulciano in Tuscany, Italy, October 4, 1542; died in Rome September 17, 1621. ... An oath of allegiance is an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges his duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to his Sovereign or country. ... Tyburn is a place name, and may refer to: Tyburn, London Tyburn, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Some of the Roman Catholics relics are two thousands years old A view inside the shrine of Saint Boniface of Dokkum in the hermit-church of Warfhuizen. ... During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the French sector of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ...

Summary

• 1575 Born, Southwark
• 1608 Died, Tyburn
• 1929 Beatified (i.e., the first step to canonisation)
• 1970 Canonised, by Pope Paul VI (Canonised, i.e., made a saint)
• 1 December, Saint Thomas Garnet's memorial Day
• 25 October, Feast Day of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

Links

• The Catholic Encyclopaedia entry this article is based on.
• Saint Thomas Garnet

Notes

1. ^  Also spelled Robert Parsons
2. ^ Confessor, A person who suffers for Christ but has not (yet) been canonised.
3. ^ Apostate, a person who abandons his religion.

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