Blessed John Grove

Memorial
24 January
Profile
Layman. Servant of Blessed William Ireland and other Jesuits in London. Arrested on 28 September 1678, accused of having received £1500 to help in the Titus Oates Plot. Served time with Blessed Thomas Pickering. Martyred with William and others.
Died
hanged on 24 January 1679 at Tyburn, England
Name Meaning
God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Beatified
1929 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized
pending
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Readings
We are innocent, we lose our lives wrongfully, we pray God to forgive them that are the causes of it.

- Blessed John, from the gallows

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