Blessed William Horne

Memorial

• 4 August
• 4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

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Carthusian lay brother of the Charterhouse in London, England. Martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church.

Died

• hanged, drawn and quartered on 4 August 1540 in Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

• 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed William Horne”. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 September 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-william-horne/>