Blessed John Forest

Blessed John Forest, also known as John Forrest, was born in 1471 in Oxford, England. As a young man, he joined the Friars Minor of the Regular Observance at Greenwich, England, in his late teens, dedicating his life to the Franciscan order. He went on to study theology at the Franciscan College at Oxford, earning the title of "Doctor," although records of his degree have not survived.