Thomas Preston (monk)

Thomas Preston (1563 – 3 April 1640?)^[1] was an English Benedictine monk serving as one of the leaders of the mission to re-establish the Benedictine Order in England after the closure of monasteries during the 16th century. He is also remembered for his writings upholding the cause of James I of England in the allegiance oath controversy.

^ The biography by Anselm Cramer gives the life-dates as 1567–1647, and shows that Preston's birth name was Roland, 'Thomas' being his name in religion. See Anselm Cramer, 'Preston, Roland (1567–1647)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004).

[1] The biography by Anselm Cramer gives the life-dates as 1567–1647, and shows that Preston's birth name was Roland, 'Thomas' being his name in religion. See Anselm Cramer, 'Preston, Roland (1567–1647)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004).

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