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Blessed John Cornelius
Blessed John Cornelius

Blessed John Cornelius

Also known as: John Mohun

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4 July; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University

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

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed John Carey, also known as Terence Carey, was a layman who devoted himself to serving Blessed Thomas Bosgrave, another Catholic martyr during the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I in England. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and little is known about his early life.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Feast Days

July 4October 29December 1

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