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Humphrey Middlemore
Carthusian priest of the London Charterhouse, martyr under Henry VIII
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology for 19 June records that at London in England the blessed martyrs Sebastian Newdigate, Humphrey Middlemore and William Exmew, priests of the Charterhouse of the city, were imprisoned under King Henry VIII for staying firmly faithful to the Church of Christ, were held chained to posts for seventeen days and completed their martyrdom by hanging at Tyburn.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He stayed firmly faithful to the Church of Christ under King Henry VIII and was hanged at Tyburn.
Connected on this site
- Sebastian Newdigate Blessed“He was executed at Tyburn on 19 June 1535 with William Exmew and Humphrey Middlemore.” — this site's research
- William Exmew Blessed“The Roman Martyrology for 19 June records that at London in England the blessed martyrs Sebastian Newdigate, Humphrey Middlemore and William Exmew, priests of the Charterhouse of the city, were imprisoned under King Henry VIII for staying firmly faithful to the Church of Christ, were held chained to posts for…” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R7dc7959b — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.