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Memorial

• 10 June
• 4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Carthusian lay brother in the London Charterhouse. Arrested with his brothers for opposing the takeover of the Church by King Henry VIII. Chained standing up in Newgate Prison and left to starve. Martyr.

Died

• starved to death on 10 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

• 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Walter Pierson“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 June 2017. Web. 18 April 2021. <>