Blessed John Davy

Also known as

• John Davies

Memorial

• 8 June
• 4 May (as one of the Carthusian Martyrs)

Profile

Carthusian deacon and choir monk at the Charterhouse in London, England. Imprisoned on 29 May 1537 and martyred with brother Carthusians for opposing King Henry VIII‘s claim of supremacy in spiritual matters.

Died

chained to a wall until he starved to death on 8 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

• 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed John, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic Online
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John Davy”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 September 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-davy/>