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John Jones
Welsh Franciscan friar and Catholic martyr
SaintFull write-upWalesFranciscansPost-1588
Feast: 12 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1598
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Also at London, Saint John Jones, priest of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who, a native of Wales who became a religious in France, was condemned to death under Queen Elizabeth I for having entered England as a priest and completed his martyrdom hanged by a noose until death.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 July as a Welsh Franciscan priest hanged in London under Elizabeth I for entering England as a priest.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3401261 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Jones (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.