Saint John Houghton | |
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Martyr | |
Born | c. 1487[1] Essex, England[2] |
Died | 4 May 1535 (aged 47–48) Tyburn, London, England |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Feast | 4 May 25 October |
Attributes | Carthusian 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]