Blessed John Amias
- Also known as
- John Anne
- Memorial
- 16 March
- Profile
- Married layman cloth merchant in Wakefield, England.
Father with 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
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Venerable
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9 December 1886
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
- Beatified
- 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
- Canonized
- pending;
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
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Catholic Encyclopedia, by Patrick Ryan
Catholic Online
For All the Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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