Blessed John Amias

Also known as

• John Anne

Memorial

• 16 March

Profile

Married layman cloth merchant in Wakefield, England. Father of several children. A widower, he divided his property among his children, and studied for the priesthood in Rheims, France. Ordained in 1581. He returned to England as a home missioner to covert Catholics. Arrested at the home of a Mr Murton in Lancashire for the crime of priesthood. Martyred with Blessed Robert Dalby.

Born

• at Wakefield, West Riding, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 16 March 1589 at York, England

Venerated

• 9 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
• 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed John, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by Patrick Ryan
• Catholic Online
• For All the Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John Amias”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 March 2010. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-amias/>