Blessed William Horne
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
4 August; 4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs
Died
Hanged, drawn and quartered on 4 August 1540 in Tyburn, London, England
Beatified
29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Blessed William Horne, also known as William Horn or William Horne, was a devout Carthusian lay brother and a resident of the Charterhouse in London, England during the reign of King Henry VIII. He is remembered as one of the Carthusian Martyrs, a group of monks who were martyred for their refusal to accept Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1886-12-29 by 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
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