Thomas Scryven
Carthusian monk of the London Charterhouse, martyr under Henry VIII
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology for 15 June records that at London in England, Blessed Thomas Scryven, a martyr and a monk of the Charterhouse of the city, kept the faith of the Church under King Henry VIII and for this, worn away in prison by hunger, received the crown of martyrdom.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He kept the faith of the Church under King Henry VIII and was worn away by hunger in prison.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.