Blessed William Greenwood
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
6 June; 4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs
Born
English
Died
Starved to death on 6 June 1537 at Newgate Prison, London, England
Beatified
20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Blessed William Greenwood was an English lay brother who lived during the time of King Henry VIII's reign. He was a devoted member of the Carthusian religious order at the London Charterhouse.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1886-12-20 by 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
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