Saint John Jones
Also known as: Godefride Moritius; Godefridus Mauritius; Godfrey Maurice; Godfrey Jones; Griffith Jones; Gryffith Jones John Buckley John Griffith Robert Buckley Robertus Jonus; John Buckley; John Griffith; Robert Buckley; Robertus Jonus
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 12
Died
July 1, 12
Canonized
25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint John Jones, also known as Godefride Moritius, Godefridus Mauritius, Godfrey Maurice, Godfrey Jones, Griffith Jones, Gryffith Jones, John Buckley, John Griffith, and Robert Buckley, was born in 1559 in Clynog-Fawr, Carnarvonshire, Wales. He hailed from a devout Catholic family and grew up with a deep faith. In his early years, John Jones joined the Franciscans in Greenwich, England....