John Finch (martyr)

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John Finch
A stained glass window in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chorley, England
Martyr
Bornc. 1548
Eccleston, Lancashire
Died20 April 1584 (aged 35 - 36)
Lancaster, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified15 December 1929, Rome by Pope Pius XI
Feast20 April and 4 May (Holy English Martyrs)
Attributeshat, rosary, pitchfork

John Finch (b. about 1548; executed 20 April 1584) was an English Roman Catholic farmer. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.