Blessed John Eynon

Also known as

• John Oynon

Memorial

• 15 November

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Benedictine monk. Priest at Saint Giles, Reading, England. He refused to surrender his parish to non-Catholic authorities, was arrested, and executed. Martyr.

Born

• English

Died

• hanged on 15 November 1539 at the entrance of the abbey in Reading, Berkshire, England

Beatified

• 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII

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 Online
• For All The Saints
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John Eynon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 November 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-eynon/>