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Robert Lawrence
English Carthusian martyr
SaintFull write-upUnited KingdomCarthusian OrderPre-congregation
Feast: 4 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1485
Died
4 May 1535
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Robert Lawrence was a Carthusian monk who was put to death on 4 May 1535, under Henry VIII, together with his fellow Carthusians John Houghton and Augustine Webster.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the sixty-three English martyrs already declared Blessed.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Henry VIII.
Connected on this site
- Augustine Webster Saint“Augustine Webster was a Carthusian monk who was put to death on 4 May 1535, under Henry VIII, together with his fellow Carthusians John Houghton and Robert Lawrence.” — this site's research
- John Houghton Saint“Robert Lawrence was a Carthusian monk who was put to death on 4 May 1535, under Henry VIII, together with his fellow Carthusians John Houghton and Augustine Webster.” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 4 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7346756 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Robert Lawrence (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.