Blessed John Rochester was a Catholic priest and Carthusian monk, born in 1498 in Terling, Essex, England. He was hanged and died as a martyr on May 11 1537 in York, England. We celebrate his feast day on May 11 every year in the Catholic Church.
Blessed John Rochester Biography |
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| Date of Birth | 1498 AD |
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| Country of Birth | United Kingdom in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | England |
| Date of Death | May 11 1537 |
| Place of Death | England |
| Feast Day | May 11 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on December 20 1886 |
Blessed’s Biography
Blessed John Rochester was the son of John Rochester of Terling and Grisold of Bobbingworth. He was a Carthusian Monk in the London Charterhouse. Later John became a priest, but was banished by the government to the Charterhouse of Saint Michael in Hull, Yorkshire for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the church. He was martyred together with Blessed James Walworth.
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