Blessed John Cornelius
- Also known as
- John Mohun
- Memorial
- 4 July
- Profile
- Irish immigrant parents.
Educated at Oxford, and a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.
Studied theology at Rheims, and at the English College, Rome beginning on 1 April 1580.
Ordained in Rome in 1583.
Returned to England as a missionary in Lanherne, often torn between his zeal to work with the faithful, and his love of the meditative life.
Chaplain to Lady Arundell.
Arrested at Chideock Castle on 24 April 1594 by the Sheriff of Dorsetshire with Blessed John Carey, Blessed Thomas Bosgrave, and Blessed Patrick Salmon who showed their support of the priest.
Joined the Jesuits in 1594 while in prison.
Tortured in London to obtained the names of people who had helped or sheltered him, but he told his tormenters nothing.
Condemned for the high treason of being a Catholic priest on 2 July 1594.
Martyr.
- Born
- 1557 at Bodmin, Lanherne, Cornwall, England on the estate of Sir John Arundell
- Died
- hanged and hacked to pieces on 4 July 1594 at Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England;
body later stolen and properly buried by local Catholics
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Beatified
- 1929 by Pope Pius XI
- Canonized
- pending
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
Catholic Encyclopedia
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
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