July 12th

Blessed David Gunston

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · London, England · d. 1541

At London in England, Blessed David Gunston, martyr, who, a knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, denied King Henry VIII’s authority in spiritual matters, on account of which he was hanged on the gibbet at Southwark.

Latin Original

Apud Londínium in Anglia, beáti Dávidis Gunston, mártyris, qui, eques Ordinis Sancti Ioánnis Hierosolymitáni, Henríci regis Octávi régimen in spiritálibus negávit, quaprópter Southvárci patibulo suspénsus est.