Saint John Jones aka "Godfrey Maurice" | |
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Martyr | |
Born | c. 1530 Clynnog Fawr, Wales |
Died | 12 July 1598 Southwark, England |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Major shrine | Pontoise |
Feast | 12 July, 25 October (with the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) |
Attributes | rope, Franciscan habit, martyr's palm |
John Jones O.F.M (c. 1530 - 12 July 1598), also known as John Buckley, John Griffith, Godfrey Maurice (in religion),[1] 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.