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Thomas was starved to death

Bl. Thomas Johnson Feastday: September 20 1537 English Carthusian martyr. A priest and member of the London Charterhouse, he was arrested with fellow monks for opposing the claim by King Henry VIII of spiritual supremacy over the English Church. Irnprisoned at Newgate,Thomas was starved to death Bl. William Way Feastday: September 23 1588 Martyr of England. Born in Exeter, England, he went to Reims, France, where he was ordained in 1586. Using the name Flower, William started his labors, but was arrested within six months. He was executed at Kingston-on-Thames by being hanged, drawn, and quartered.