James Thomson
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in England
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology remembers him at York in England as a priest and martyr who, condemned to death under Queen Elizabeth I for having reconciled many people to the Catholic Church, suffered on the scaffold.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was put to death for reconciling many people to the Catholic Church.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.