Blessed John Ireland

Memorial
7 March
Profile
Priest. Chaplain to Blessed John Larke and Saint Thomas More. Rector at Eltham, Kent, England from 1535 to 1536. Martyred with Blessed German Gardiner and Blessed John Larke for denying that the King of England had supremacy over the Church.
Died
martyred in 7 March 1544 at Tyburn, London, England
Name Meaning
God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Venerated
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
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   London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM
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