
Saint Nicholas Owen
Also known as: John Owen; Little John
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 22
Died
March 1, 2
Canonized
25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Nicholas Owen, also known as John Owen or Little John, was born in the 16th century in Oxford, England. He came from a family that was deeply committed to the persecuted Catholic Church, with two of his brothers becoming priests and another working as a printer of underground Catholic books. Nicholas himself followed in his father's footsteps and became a carpenter and mason....
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