The Feast of Saint John Jones
Saint John Jones Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Feast Day, Beatification Date, Canonization DateMatrimony/Holy OrdersPriests who became Saints
Saint John Jones brief life History |
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Date of Birth | 1559 |
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Country of Birth | United Kingdom in Europe |
Profession | Catholic Priest |
Place of Work | England |
Date of Death | 12 July 1598 |
Place of Death | Southwark, London |
Feast Day | 12th July |
Beatification | By 1929 |
Canonization | By Pope Paul VI on 25 October 1970 |
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Saint John Jones Short life History
Saint John Jones is also known as
• Godefride Moritius
• Godefridus Mauritius
• Godfrey Maurice
• Griffith Jones
• Gryffith Jones
• John Buckley
• John Griffith
• Robert Buckley
• Robertus Jonus
Saint John Jones Born in 1559 in Clynog-Fawr, Carnarvonshire, Wales to a strong Catholic Welsh family. He Joined the Franciscans in Greenwich, England. When his monastery was dissolved in 1559, he traveled to France to study. Ordained at Rheims, France.
John returned to England to work with Catholic prisoners at Marshalsea Prison in London. He was arrested for being a priest and imprisoned at Wisbech Castle, but escaped to the Continent. He lived for a while at Pontoise, France, and then the Ara Coeli Franciscan Observant house at Rome, Italy, finally returning to England as a missioner 1592. He worked in several places in the country, and was elected Franciscan provincial of England.
Arrested and tortured by the priest-catcher Topcliffe in 1596. Imprisoned for two years, doing time with Blessed John Rigby. Convicted on 3 July 1598 for the treason of being a Catholic priest.
His execution took place early in the morning to reduce the chance of a mob; the executioner, roused out of bed for the job, forgot his ropes. During the delay while he went for them, John preached to the crowd that had gathered, and explained he was being murdered for his faith, not any disloyalty to his country. John was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Southwark, London.
His body was chopped to pieces and displayed on roadside poles as warnings to others. The body parts pulled down by local Catholics.
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