Bl. Thomas Abel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Bl. Thomas Abel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Bl. Thomas Abel English Catholic Priest who was martyred during the reign of Henry VIII. Arrested by English authorities for denying the spiritual supremacy of the king, He was incarcerated in the Tower of London for six years, he was sentenced to "be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, there to be hanged, cut down alive, your members to be cut off and cast in the fire, your bowels burnt before your eyes, your head smitten off, your body to be quartered at the King's will, and God have mercy on your soul finally receiving execution at Smithfield.
Bl. Thomas Abel English Catholic Priest who was martyred during the reign of Henry VIII. Arrested by English authorities for denying the spiritual supremacy of the king, He was incarcerated in the Tower of London for six years, he was sentenced to "be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, there to be hanged, cut down alive, your members to be cut off and cast in the fire, your bowels burnt before your eyes, your head smitten off, your body to be quartered at the King's will, and God have mercy on your soul finally receiving execution at Smithfield.
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