Thomas Ford
Catholic martyr
Who they were
Thomas Ford, a fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, was one of the first three students of Douai to be ordained, in 1573. From 1576 he was chaplain to the Yate family and Bridgettine nuns at Lyford.
Arrested with St Edmund Campion in 1581, he was tortured three times and condemned on an absurd charge of conspiracy. He was executed at Tyburn on 28 May 1582 with John Shert and Robert Johnson.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of Douai's first priests, taken with Campion.
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
- Edmund Campion Saint“Arrested with St Edmund Campion in 1581, he was tortured three times and condemned on an absurd charge of conspiracy.” — this site's research
- John Shert Blessed“He was executed at Tyburn on 28 May 1582 with John Shert and Robert Johnson.” — this site's research
- Robert Johnson Blessed“He was put to death at Tyburn on 28 May 1582 with Thomas Ford and John Shert.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Thomas Ford
- Wikidata Q7789712 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Thomas Ford (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.