Sebastian Newdigate, Carthusian monk and martyr (died 1535)

Sebastian Newdigate

English Roman Catholic priest and martyr

Sebastian Newdigate, O.Cart was the seventh child of John Newdigate, Sergeant-at-law. He spent his early life at court, and later became a Carthusian monk. He was executed for treason on 19 June 1535 for his refusal to accept Henry VIII's assumption of supremacy over the Church…