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'''Thomas Bullaker''' (also John Baptist) (born at [[Chichester]] about the year 1604; executed at [[Tyburn]], 12 October 1642) was an English [[Franciscan]] Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.
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'''Thomas Bullaker''', also known as ''John Baptist Bullaker'', (born at [[Chichester]] about the year 1604; executed at [[Tyburn]], 12 October 1642) was an English Catholic priest and member of the [[Order of Friars Minor]]. He is a Catholic martyr, [[beatified]] in 1987.


==Life==
==Life==
He was the only son of a pious and well-to-do physician of Chichester; his parents were both fervent Catholics. At an early age he was sent to the [[English College at St-Omer]], and from there he went to [[Valladolid]] in Spain to complete his studies.{{sfn|Donovan|1913}}


=== Early life ===
Convinced of his vocation to the Franciscan Order, after much anxious deliberation, he received the habit at [[Abrojo]], and a few years later, in 1628, was ordained priest. Having left Spain for the English mission, he landed at [[Plymouth]], but was immediately seized and imprisoned. Released after two weeks, Bullaker by order of Father [[Thomas of St. Francis]], then Provincial in England, worked for nearly twelve years among the poor Catholics of London.{{sfn|Donovan|1913}}
Contemporary accounts usually give Bullaker's birthdate as 1602 or 1604, although baptismal records suggest that he may have been born in 1598. He was the son of John and Eleanor Bullaker; John Bullaker, a doctor and teacher, was the leader of a local group of [[recusant]]s. His grandfather, [[William Bullaker]], was also a recusant and schoolteacher, as well as the author of the first English Grammar. Bullaker had one sister, Eleanor, baptized 29 October 1601.<ref name="mccann" />


Throughout Bullaker's childhood, his family moved frequently to avoid persecution for their recusancy. Soon after Eleanor's birth, the Bullakers left Chichester for [[Midhurst]], where they lived with the [[Viscount Montagu]]. At other times, they lived with the Shelley family in [[Clapham]], or returned to various parts of Chichester.<ref name="mccann" />
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On 11 September 1642, Bullaker was seized while celebrating [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] in the house of a pious benefactress. He was condemned to be drawn on a hurdle to Tyburn and there [[hanged, drawn, and quartered]], and beheaded.{{sfn|Donovan|1913}}

At an early age, Bullaker was sent to the [[English College at St-Omer]], where he may have studied for some time or simply made a [[spiritual retreat]]. From there, he went to [[Valladolid]] in Spain to complete his studies, arriving on 19 December 1621. There he used the pseudonym Thomas Taylor. In March 1622, he was excommunicated from the [[Church of England]] ''in absentia'' at Chichester.<ref name="mccann" />

=== Missionary work ===

Under the guidance of [[Alexander Baker (Jesuit)|Alexander Baker]], Bullaker entered the Franciscan order at [[Convent of St. Francis, Valladolid|Abrojo]] on the [[Feast of Corpus Christi]] in 1622. He made his profession in 1624, and was [[Holy orders in the Catholic Church|ordained]] in 1628. He petitioned to be sent to the [[West Indies]] as a missionary, but was instead sent to England. There he landed at [[Plymouth]], but was immediately seized and imprisoned, having been reported by the captain of his ship.<ref name="mccann" />

Bullaker was confined briefly at Plymouth, and then transferred to [[Exeter]], where he remained imprisoned until the spring [[Assizes]] in 1630. Nothing could be proved against him at trial, and a supposed [[missal]] in his possession, offered as evidence, was shown to be a secular book on Spanish history. Bullaker was therefore transferred to London, where friends successfully effected his release.<ref name="mccann" />

Over the next ten years, Bullaker held various offices throughout England. He served for some time as secretary to [[Christopher Davenport]]. In 1640 he became titular guardian of Oxford, and he briefly held the same office in Chichester. In 1641, the Franciscan provincial, George Perrot, gave him permission to move to London and work among the poor Catholics there.<ref name="mccann" />

=== Death and legacy ===

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On 11 September 1642, Bullaker was seized by [[James Wadsworth (Spanish scholar and pursuivant)|James Wadsworth]] while celebrating [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] in the house of Margaret Powell. He was interrogated, imprisoned in [[Newgate prison]], and condemned for treason as a [[seminary priest]]. Bullaker was sentenced to be drawn on a hurdle to Tyburn and there [[hanged, drawn, and quartered]], and beheaded.<ref name="mccann" /> {{sfn|Donovan|1913}}

Bullaker was beatified by [[John Paul II]] on 22 November 1987, along with 84 other martyrs.<ref name="mccann">{{cite journal |last1=McCann |first1=Timothy J. |title=Some Unpublished Accounts of the Martyrdom of Blessed Thomas Bullaker O.S.F. of Chichester in 1642 |journal=British Catholic History |date=October 1988 |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=171–182 |doi=10.1017/S0034193200020227 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-catholic-history/article/abs/some-unpublished-accounts-of-the-martyrdom-of-blessed-thomas-bullaker-osf-of-chichester-in-1642/81689F58578BCFE0DCF8E2245E5EFAF4 |access-date=24 January 2024 |language=en |issn=0034-1932}}</ref>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 30 January 2024

Blessed

John Baptist Bullaker

OFM
Martyr
Bornc. 1604
Chichester, England
Died12 October 1642 (aged 37 - 38)
Tyburn, London, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Feast12 October; 22 November

Thomas Bullaker, also known as John Baptist Bullaker, (born at Chichester about the year 1604; executed at Tyburn, 12 October 1642) was an English Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.

Life[edit]

Early life[edit]

Contemporary accounts usually give Bullaker's birthdate as 1602 or 1604, although baptismal records suggest that he may have been born in 1598. He was the son of John and Eleanor Bullaker; John Bullaker, a doctor and teacher, was the leader of a local group of recusants. His grandfather, William Bullaker, was also a recusant and schoolteacher, as well as the author of the first English Grammar. Bullaker had one sister, Eleanor, baptized 29 October 1601.[1]

Throughout Bullaker's childhood, his family moved frequently to avoid persecution for their recusancy. Soon after Eleanor's birth, the Bullakers left Chichester for Midhurst, where they lived with the Viscount Montagu. At other times, they lived with the Shelley family in Clapham, or returned to various parts of Chichester.[1]

At an early age, Bullaker was sent to the English College at St-Omer, where he may have studied for some time or simply made a spiritual retreat. From there, he went to Valladolid in Spain to complete his studies, arriving on 19 December 1621. There he used the pseudonym Thomas Taylor. In March 1622, he was excommunicated from the Church of England in absentia at Chichester.[1]

Missionary work[edit]

Under the guidance of Alexander Baker, Bullaker entered the Franciscan order at Abrojo on the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1622. He made his profession in 1624, and was ordained in 1628. He petitioned to be sent to the West Indies as a missionary, but was instead sent to England. There he landed at Plymouth, but was immediately seized and imprisoned, having been reported by the captain of his ship.[1]

Bullaker was confined briefly at Plymouth, and then transferred to Exeter, where he remained imprisoned until the spring Assizes in 1630. Nothing could be proved against him at trial, and a supposed missal in his possession, offered as evidence, was shown to be a secular book on Spanish history. Bullaker was therefore transferred to London, where friends successfully effected his release.[1]

Over the next ten years, Bullaker held various offices throughout England. He served for some time as secretary to Christopher Davenport. In 1640 he became titular guardian of Oxford, and he briefly held the same office in Chichester. In 1641, the Franciscan provincial, George Perrot, gave him permission to move to London and work among the poor Catholics there.[1]

Death and legacy[edit]

On 11 September 1642, Bullaker was seized by James Wadsworth while celebrating Mass in the house of Margaret Powell. He was interrogated, imprisoned in Newgate prison, and condemned for treason as a seminary priest. Bullaker was sentenced to be drawn on a hurdle to Tyburn and there hanged, drawn, and quartered, and beheaded.[1] [2]

Bullaker was beatified by John Paul II on 22 November 1987, along with 84 other martyrs.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h McCann, Timothy J. (October 1988). "Some Unpublished Accounts of the Martyrdom of Blessed Thomas Bullaker O.S.F. of Chichester in 1642". British Catholic History. 19 (2): 171–182. doi:10.1017/S0034193200020227. ISSN 0034-1932. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ Donovan 1913.
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