Blessed William Greenwood

Memorial

• 6 June
• 4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

A lay brother in the Carthusian London Charterhouse. Arrested for opposing the policies of King Henry VIII, and remaining loyal to Rome. Martyred with six companions.

Born

• English

Died

• starved to death on 6 June 1537 at Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

• 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

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   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 Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed William Greenwood”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 September 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-william-greenwood/>