Bl. John Thorne, Roman Catholic Benedictine Martyr of England. The Treasurer of Glastonbury Abbey, he was martyred with Blessed Richard Whiting and Blessed Roger James for protecting various treasures of Glastonbury from seizure by the rapacious minions of King Henry VIII of England.

Bl. John Thorne, Roman Catholic Benedictine Martyr of England. The Treasurer of Glastonbury Abbey, he was martyred with Blessed Richard Whiting and Blessed Roger James for protecting various treasures of Glastonbury from seizure by the rapacious minions of King Henry VIII of England. Feastday Nov 15

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