Thomas Abel
Thomas Abel , also Able , Abble or Abell , (* around 1497, † June 30, 1540 in Smithfield , London ) was an English clergyman, priest and martyr .
He studied in Oxford . In 1516 he became a Master of Arts . He then did a doctorate in theology . He had many skills and is said to have taught Catherine of Aragón , wife of King Henry VIII , modern languages and music, among other things. As her chaplain, he campaigned against the dissolution of their marriage in his sermons and writings and was one of her lawyers in investigating the divorce issue.
After the publication of his book Invicta Veritas , he was arrested in 1532 and charged with high treason. After a short time he was released, but arrested again in 1533. When he finally refused to recognize the Supreme Act , he was convicted and executed in June 1540, two days after Thomas Cromwell .
He was founded by Pope Leo XIII. Beatified as a member of a group of 54 English martyrs on December 29, 1886.
literature
- Reinhold Rieger: Abel (Able, Abble, Abell), Thomas. In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. 1st volume. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2006, ISBN 3-451-22012-1 , Sp. 21-22.
- Abel, Thomas. In: Walther, Johann Gottfried: Musicalisches Lexicon or Musicalische Bibliothec; Leipzig; 1732
- Bede Camm, Edvin Hubert Burton, John Hungerford Pollen: Lives of the English Martyrs; London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1904
- Thomas Shaham: Bl. Thomas Abel. In: Catholic encyclopaedia; The Encyclopedia Press, 1913
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abel, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abell, Thomas; Abble, Thomas; Abell, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1497 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1540 |
| Place of death | Smithfield (Borough of London) |