John Forest O.F.M. | |
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 Bl. John Forest, nave statue – St. Etheldreda, Ely Place, London | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1471 Oxford |
| Died | 22 May 1538 (aged 66–67) Smithfield, London |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Feast | 22 May |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit, crucifix, martyr's palm, chains, being burnt above a burning statue |
John Forest (1471 – 22 May 1538) was an English Franciscan friar and martyr. Confessor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, Forest was burned to death at Smithfield for "heresy", in that he refused to acknowledge the King as head of the church.