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Tulasne, Louis-René Tulasne, Louis-René- Botanist. (1815-1885) Twiketal of Croyland Twiketal of Croyland- English abbot. (d. 975) Trinitarians, Order of Trinitarians, Order of- Towards the end of the twelfth century the order had 250 houses throughout Christendom, where its benevolent work was manifested by the return of liberated… Trinità di Cava dei Tirrenti, Abbey of Trinità di Cava dei Tirrenti, Abbey of- Located in the Province of Salerno. Thomas Christians, Saint Thomas Christians, Saint- An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas. Testament, New Testament, New- Jesus Christ uses the words "new testament" as meaning the alliance established by Himself between God and the world, and this is called "new" as opposed to that o… Testament, Old Testament, Old- The Apostle St. Paul declares himself (II Cor., iii, 6) a minister "of the new testament", and calls (iii, 14) the covenant entered into on Mount Sinai "the old te… Thomas Belson, Blessed Thomas Belson, Blessed- Brief profile of the English martyr, who was executed with George Nicols and Richard Yaxley in 1589. Thomas Pormort, Blessed Thomas Pormort, Blessed- English priest twice imprisoned. The second time he was tortured, and finally martyred in 1592. Tarkin, Saint Tarkin, Saint- Eighth-century Scottish bishop. Thomas Palasor, Blessed Thomas Palasor, Blessed- English priest and martyr. Article also has some details on the his companions in martyrdom the Bl. John Norton and John Talbot. Died in 1600. Teresa of Avila, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint- Carmelite reformer and founder, mystic, author, d. 1582. Thérèse of Lisieux, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Saint- Short biographical article by Edith Donovan. Thomas Garnet, Saint Thomas Garnet, Saint- Biography of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1608. Thomas Woodhouse, Blessed Thomas Woodhouse, Blessed- Martyr who suffered at Tyburn 19 June, 1573. Thomas Alfield, Blessed Thomas Alfield, Blessed- Priest, twice imprisoned, twice converted, died a martyr in 1585. Thomas Cottam, Blessed Thomas Cottam, Blessed- A convert to Catholicism, entered the Jesuit novitiate, was ordained a priest. Imprisoned and tortured for a year and a half, he died a martyr in 1582. Thomas Whitbread, Blessed Thomas Whitbread, Blessed- A native of Essex and Jesuit provincial, refused Titus Oates admission to the Society of Jesus. And the rest, as they say, is history. Whitbread died a … Thomas Atkinson, Blessed Thomas Atkinson, Blessed- Priest martyred at York in 1616. Thomas Abel, Blessed Thomas Abel, Blessed- Biography of the priest and martyr, chaplain to Catherine of Aragon. Thomas Johnson, Blessed Thomas Johnson, Blessed- The last of nine London Carthusians to die of starvation in prison in 1537. He died 20 September, after nearly 5 months of barbaric treatment. Thomas Maxfield, Blessed Thomas Maxfield, Blessed- Real name, Thomas Macclesfield. Short biographical article on the priest, martyred at Tyburn in 1616. Thomas Ford, Blessed Thomas Ford, Blessed- English priest, martyred at Tyburn in 1582. Thomas Bullaker, Blessed Thomas Bullaker, Blessed- Hagiography of the English Franciscan priest, martyred in 1642. Thomas Pilchard, Blessed Thomas Pilchard, Blessed- Or Pilcher. Short biography of the English priest and martyr. He was executed at Dorchester, 21 March 1586/7. Thurston Hunt, Blessed Thurston Hunt, Blessed- When Robert Middleton was arrested, Hunt tried to rescue him but was captured. The two priests were martyred at Lancaster in 1601. Efforts by the governmen… Théophane Vénard, Saint Théophane Vénard, Saint- French missionary to West Tonkin, martyred in 1861. Thomas Percy, Blessed Thomas Percy, Blessed- Earl of Northumberland, martyr, born in 1528; died at York, 22 August, 1572. Thomas Pickering, Blessed Thomas Pickering, Blessed- Benedictine lay brother, martyred in 1679. Thomas Thwing, Blessed Thomas Thwing, Blessed- Priest, missionary to his native England, convicted of plotting to murder the king on the same evidence by which the other accused had been acquitted, mart…