John Jones Saint

Saint John Jones, O.F.M., also known as John Buckley, John Griffith, or Godfrey Maurice, was a Franciscan friar, Catholic priest and martyr. He was born at Clynnog Fawr, Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), Wales and executed 12 July 1598. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

Personal facts

Birth place
Wales , Clynnog Fawr
Date of deathJuly 12, 1598
TitleForty Martyrs of England and Wales

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beatified by
Pope Pius XI
beatified place
Rome
canonized by
Pope Paul VI
canonized dateOctober 25, 1970
canonized place
Rome
major shrine
Pontoise
venerated in
Catholic Church

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