Blessed John Felton | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | Bermondsey Abbey, near Southwark |
| Died | 8 August 1570 St. Paul's Churchyard, London |
| Honored in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Feast | 8 August |
| Attributes | Martyr's palm, scroll with the Emblem of the Papacy |
John Felton (fl. before 1566 - died 8 August 1570) was an English Catholic martyr, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Felton was arrested for fixing a copy of Pope Pius V's bull Regnans in Excelsis excommunicating Queen Elizabeth, to the gates of the Bishop of London's palace near St. Paul's.