John Felton (martyr)
English Roman Catholic martyr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the English Catholic martyr. For the assassin of the Duke of Buckingham, see John Felton (assassin).
John Felton (fl. before 1566 - died 8 August 1570) was an English Catholic martyr, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Felton was arrested for fixing a copy of Pope Pius V's bull Regnans in Excelsis excommunicating Queen Elizabeth, to the gates of the Bishop of London's palace near St. Paul's.
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Blessed John Felton | |
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Martyr | |
Born | Bermondsey Abbey, near Southwark |
Died | 8 August 1570 St. Paul's Churchyard, London |
Honored in | Roman Catholicism |
Beatified | 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
Feast | 8 August |
Attributes | Martyr's palm, scroll with the Emblem of the Papacy |
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