Feast July 12
Saint John Jones
Martyr · Feast July 12
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
July 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
Wikidata qid
Q3401261
Feast day of month
12