Thomas Somers
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in England
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Tyburn with Saint John Roberts of the Order of Saint Benedict, priests and martyrs condemned under King James I for their priesthood and hanged on the same scaffold together with sixteen criminals; the Acts of the Apostolic See describe him as a secular priest from Westmorland who had served as a parish priest in London and died a martyr at Tyburn on 10 December 1610. He was beatified by Pius XI on 15 December 1929.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was condemned and hanged at Tyburn for his priesthood.
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
- John Roberts Saint“The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Tyburn with Saint John Roberts of the Order of Saint Benedict, priests and martyrs condemned under King James I for their priesthood and hanged on the same scaffold together with sixteen criminals; the Acts of the Apostolic See describe him as a secular priest from Westmorland…” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 10 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 22 (1930) - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.