John Thulis
English martyr
Who they were
John Thules, born at Up Holland in Lancashire, studied at Reims and Rome, was ordained and sent on the mission in 1592. He was imprisoned at Wisbech and later worked in Lancashire.
Arrested and held at Lancaster, he escaped with the weaver Roger Wrenno and was recaptured. In prison with thieves, he converted four of them, who died with him. He was executed at Lancaster on 18 March 1616.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A priest who won condemned thieves to Christ before dying with them.
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.
Connected on this site
- Roger Wrenno Blessed“Arrested and held at Lancaster, he escaped with the weaver Roger Wrenno and was recaptured.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - John Thules
- Wikidata Q6260783 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Thulis (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.