Blessed John Forest was a Franciscan Friar and Confessor to Queen Catherine of Aragon. He was born in 1471 AD in Oxford, England. When he refused to acknowledge the King of England as head of the Church, He was burned to death in Smithfield, London and died as a martyr on May 22 1538. We celebrate his feast day on May 22 every year in the Catholic Church.
Blessed John Forest Biography |
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| Date of Birth | 1471 |
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| Country/Place of Birth | Oxford, England |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | England |
| Date of Death | May 22 1538 |
| Place of Death | Smithfield, London, England |
| Feast Day | May 22 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on December 29 1886 |
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Blessed John Forest was a Franciscan Friar and Confessor to Queen Catherine of Aragon. He was born in 1471 AD in Oxford, England. When he refused to acknowledge the King of England as head of the Church, He was burned to death in Smithfield, London and died as a martyr on May 22 1538. We celebrate his feast day on May 22 every year in the Catholic Church.
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