Thomas Benet (martyr)
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Thomas Benet from Cambridge
, was an English
Protestant martyr during the reign of Henrty VIII
. He was executed by burning 15 January 1531, for heresy, near Exeter
, southwest England. He is said to have died with his hands and eyes to heaven, saying "Lord, receive my spirit!"
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Protestant martyr during the reign of Henrty VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
. He was executed by burning 15 January 1531, for heresy, near Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, southwest England. He is said to have died with his hands and eyes to heaven, saying "Lord, receive my spirit!"