Feast June 20
Blessed John Gavan
Blessed · Martyr · Feast June 20
Biography
John Gavan was an English Jesuit. He was a victim of the fabricated Popish Plot, and was wrongfully executed for conspiracy to murder King Charles II. He was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
Feast day
June 20
Birth date
1640
Death date
1679-06-20
Canonization status
Beatified
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q16838489
Feast day of month
20