James Walworth
Carthusian priest of the London Charterhouse, martyr at York under Henry VIII
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology for 11 May places him at York with John Rochester, priests and monks of the Charterhouse of London who, under King Henry VIII, were hung in chains from the battlements of the city walls until they died, for their fidelity to the Church.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Died in chains on the walls of York for his fidelity to the Church.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- John Rochester Blessed“Arrested and sent to the Charterhouse at Hull, he was taken to York and hanged in chains there on 11 May 1537, with his fellow Carthusian James Walworth.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.