Blessed John Larke | |
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Martyr | |
Born | fl. before 1500 |
Died | 7 March 1544 (aged above 44) Tyburn, London, England |
Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
Feast | 7 March |
Attributes | chasuble, book of hours |
John Larke (fl. c. 1500 - died 7 March 1544) was an English Catholic priest and martyr, who was executed during the reign of Henry VIII. Larke was a notable personal friend of Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England. Larke was beatified in 1886 by Pope Leo XIII.