SAINT
saint-john-jones
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
John Jones O.F.M, also known as John Buckley, John Griffith, Godfrey Maurice, or Griffith Jones, was a Franciscan priest and martyr. He was born at Clynnog Fawr, Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), Wales, and was executed 12 July 1598 at Southwark, England. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
feast Day
07-12
birth Date
c. 1530
death Date
12 July 1598
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
25 October 1970
canonized By
Pope Paul VI
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
12