John Wall (priest and martyr)
English Roman Catholic saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named John Wall, see John Wall (disambiguation).
John Wall, (aliases John Marsh, Francis Johnson or Dormore or Webb, religious name "Joachim of St. Ann") (1620 – 22 August 1679) was an English Franciscan friar, who is honoured as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Wall served on the English mission in Worcestershire for twenty-two years before being arrested and executed at the time of Titus Oates's alleged plot.
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Saint John Wall aka "Joachim of St. Ann" O.F.M. | |
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Martyr | |
Born | c. 1620 Preston, Lancashire, England |
Died | 22 August 1679 (aged 58 - 59) Worcester, England |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
Major shrine | Douai, France |
Feast | 12 July (together with John Jones 23 (formerly 22) August (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham) 25 October (collectively with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) 29 October (one of the Douai Martyrs) |
Attributes | martyr's palm, crucifix, chalice, Eucharist, holding a rope or noose, book or bible, sometimes depicted in a Franciscan habit |
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