John Larke

Blessed

John Larke
Martyr
Bornfl. before 1500
Died7 March 1544 (aged above 44)
Tyburn, London, England
Beatified29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Feast7 March
Attributeschasuble, book of hours

John Larke (fl. c. 1500 – died 7 March 1544) was an English Catholic priest and martyr, who was executed during the reign of Henry VIII. Larke was a notable personal friend of Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England. Larke was beatified in 1886 by Pope Leo XIII.

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