John Larke
English priest and martyr
Who they were
John Larke was rector of St Ethelburga's in London and, from 1530, rector of Chelsea, parish priest and personal friend of St Thomas More.
Indicted in 1544 for denying the king's supremacy over the Church, he was executed at Tyburn on 7 March 1544 with German Gardiner.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
St Thomas More's parish priest, who followed him to martyrdom.
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
- Thomas More Saint“Larke was a notable personal friend of Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England.” — Wikipedia
- German Gardiner Blessed“His other companions at the bar were John Larke, and John Ireland, a priest who had once been Thomas More's chaplain.” — Wikipedia
- John Ireland Blessed“At London in England, the Blessed martyrs John Larke and John Ireland, priests, and German Gardiner, who for their fidelity to the Roman Pontiff died by hanging at Tyburn, under King Henry VIII.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - John Larke
- Wikidata Q6244045 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Larke (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.