John Houghton (martyr)

Saint

John Houghton

Blessed John Houghton, by Francisco Zurbarán
Martyr
Bornc. 1487[1]
Essex, England[2]
Died4 May 1535 (aged 47–48)
Tyburn, London, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Feast4 May 25 October
AttributesCarthusian habit, noose in neck, heart in hand, knife, book, martyr's palm

John Houghton, OCart (c. 1486 – 4 May 1535) was a Catholic priest of the Carthusian order and the first martyr to die as a result of the Act of Supremacy by King Henry VIII of England. He was also the first of the Carthusians to die as a martyr. As one of the Carthusian Martyrs of London he is among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.[3]