Bl. William Exmew - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. William Exmew - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. William Exmew, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Carthusian martyr. An Englishman, he was educated at Cambridge and entered the Carthusians, eventually becoming sub-prior of the London Charterhouse. Owing to their refesal to accept the reforms of King Hemy VIII (r. 1509-1547), William was executed with Blesseds Sebastian Newdigate and Humphrey Middlemore. Feastday: June 19

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