Thomas Plumtree
English catholic priest and martyr
Who they were
Thomas Plumtree was a priest who died on 4 January 1571, under Elizabeth I; the Catholic Encyclopedia places him among the martyrs connected with the excommunication of the queen.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the sixty-three English martyrs already declared Blessed.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.
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.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Wikidata Q2523976 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.