John Story, Blessed
Or Storey. Member of Parliament, was arrested but escaped and became a Spanish subject. Kidnapped in Flanders, he was carried to the Tower, where he was tortured repeatedly. Died a…
John Sugar, Blessed
Also called John Suker. English priest, was martyred on the same day as a layman, the Bl. Robert Grissold, in 1604 after spending a year in prison.
John Talaia
Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (481-482) at the time of the Monophysite troubles.
John the Almsgiver, Saint
Also called John Eleemosynarius. Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 616.
John the Faster
Patriarch of Constantinople (John IV, 582-595), famous chiefly through his assumption of the title "eÂœcumenical patriarch"; d. 2 September, 595.
John the Silent, Saint
Or John Hesychastes. Monk, runaway bishop of Colonia, hermit, d. 558.
John Thulis, Blessed
Lancashire priest and martyr, converted some of his fellow prisoners. Was executed together with Roger Wrenno in 1615 or 1616.
John Twenge, Saint
Canon regular, prior of St. Mary's, Bridlington. Miracle-worker, d. 1379.
John V, Pope
A Syrian whose father was one Cyriacus; when he was born is not known; d. 2 August, 686.
John Wall, Saint
Biography of the English Franciscan priest and missionary, martyred in 1679.
John Woodcock, Blessed
Brief biography of the English Franciscan martyr, who died in 1646.
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