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Blessed John Fenwick
Blessed John Fenwick

Blessed John Fenwick

Also known as: John Caldwell

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20-Jun

Born

1628 at Durham, England as John Caldwell

Died

Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 20 June 1679 at Tyburn, London, England; buried in the churchyard of Saint Giles-in-the-Fields

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

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

Biography

Blessed John Fenwick, also known as John Caldwell, was born in 1628 in Durham, England, to a Protestant family. His family disowned him when he converted to Catholicism, a decision that would shape the course of his life and ultimately lead to his martyrdom.

Cause for Canonization

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