Blessed John Mason

Memorial

• 10 December

Profile

Layman. Servant to a Mr Owen of Oxfordshire. Arrested for harbouring priests in general, and Saint Edmund Gennings in particular, physically restraining the men who were going to arrest Gennings during Mass. Martyr.

Born

• at Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 10 December 1591 at Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

• 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

• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John Mason”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 November 2009. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-mason/>