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Robert Salt
Carthusian monk 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 9 June records that at London in England, Blessed Robert Salt, a monk of the Charterhouse of that city and a martyr, held firmly to his loyalty to the Church against King Henry VIII and, held in the prison of Newport, died there of hunger.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He kept his loyalty to the Church firmly against King Henry VIII and died of hunger in prison.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R1090d4e9 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.