Saint John Stone

Memorial: 27 December
formerly 12 May
formerly 4 February
25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Profile: Augustinian friar at Canterbury, England. Doctor of Divinity. Professor and prior at Droitwich. Martyred for denying royal supremacy of the Church. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Died: hanged, drawn, and quartered December 1538 or December 1539 (sources vary) at Dane-John, Canterbury, England
Name Meaning: God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Beatified: 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized: 1970
Additional Information: Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
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