Bl. Thomas Johnson, Roman Catholic Priest and English Carthusian Martyr. A member of the London Charterhouse, he was arrested with fellow monks for opposing the claim by King Henry VIII of spiritual supremacy over the English Church. Imprisoned at Newgate, Thomas was starved to death. Feastday Sept 20

Bl. Thomas Johnson, Roman Catholic Priest and English Carthusian Martyr. A member of the London Charterhouse, he was arrested with fellow monks for opposing the claim by King Henry VIII of spiritual supremacy over the English Church. Imprisoned at Newgate, Thomas was starved to death. Feastday Sept 20

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