Thomas Abell ( eng. Thomas Abell , 1497, England - 06/30/1540, London, England) - blessed Roman Catholic Church , martyr , priest .
| Thomas Abell | |
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| Thomas abell | |
| Birth | 1497 |
| Death | June 30, 1540 |
| Is revered | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | December 9, 1886 |
| In the face | blissful |
| Asceticism | martyr |
Biography
Thomas was born in 1497 in England. Having been educated at Oxford University , Thomas Abell entered the service of Catherine of Aragon and was her chaplain until 1528, when he was sent to Spain by the English Queen to King Charles V with a mission on the alleged divorce from Henry VIII . Returning to England, Thomas Abell received a parish in Bradwell from Catherine of Aragon in gratitude.
In 1532, Thomas Abell wrote the compilation Invicta veritas. An answere, That by no manner of law, it may be lawfull for the most noble King of England, King Henry the eight to be divorced from the queens grace, his lawfull and very wife ”, in which he answered Henry VIII’s claims to the spiritual power. The book was printed in secret conditions in Antwerp . For this work, Thomas Abell was arrested. After a while he was released from prison.
In December 1533, he was again convicted of distributing the prophecies of the Virgin from Kent and the support of Catherine of Aragon. He was under house arrest in a Franciscan monastery with John Forest . Thomas Abell refused to accept the Suprematism Act , for which he was transferred to Smithfeld Prison and was executed on June 30, 1540, two days after the execution of Thomas Cromwell .
Praise
On December 9, 1886, Pope Leo XIII was consecrated with a group of 54 English martyrs.
Source
- Reinhold Rieger: Abel (Able, Abble, Abell), Thomas. In: Walter Kasper (Hrsg.): Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche. 3. Auflage. 1. Band. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2006, pp. 21-22, ISBN 3-451-22012-1
- Catholic Encyclopedia , article "Thomas Abell"