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Detail Of The Painting The Martyrdom Of Fathers John Rochester And James Walworth By Vincenzo Carducci C1632 Museo Nacional Del Prado Madrid Spain
Detail Of The Painting The Martyrdom Of Fathers John Rochester And James Walworth By Vincenzo Carducci C1632 Museo Nacional Del Prado Madrid Spain

Blessed John Rochester

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11 May; 4 May (as one of the Carthusian Martyrs)

Born

C.1498 at Tealing, Essex, England

Died

Hanged in chains from the battlements of York, England on 11 May 1537

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Biography

Blessed James Walworth, also known as Bl. James Walworth, was an English Carthusian priest and choir monk who resided at the London Charterhouse. Born in England, not much is known about his early life or family background. He dedicated himself to a life of contemplation and prayer as a member of the Carthusian Order.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1886-12-20 by 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Feast Days

May 11May 4
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