Bl. John of Rochester - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. John of Rochester - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. John of Rochester, Roman Catholic Carthusian Monk and Martyr of England who died with Blessed James Walworth. He was born in Terling, Essex, and became a monk in the London Charterhouse. John was implicated in Blessed James Walworth's correspondence with the duke of Norfolk. He and James refused to take the Oath of Supremacy and were martyred at York and beatified in 1886.

Feastday May 11

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