August 1st

Blessed Thomas Welbourne

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · York, England · d. 1605

At York in England, Blessed Thomas Welbourne, martyr, who, a schoolmaster, was condemned to death under King James the First because he had urged others to follow the Roman Pontiff; hanged on the gallows and conformed to Christ the supreme Master, he died.

Latin Original

Eboráci in Anglia, beáti mártyris T’homz Welbourne, qui, ludimagister, sub Iacóbo rege Primo cápite damnátus quod Románum Pontificem sectándum suasísset, patibulo suspénsus et ad Christum summum Mlagístrum conformátus occübuit.