Saint John Stone
Saint John Stone (born c. 1490 AD in England; died December 27, 1539 AD in Canterbury, Kent, England) was an English Augustinian friar who was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Canterbury for refusing to acknowledge the royal supremacy of King Henry VIII over the Church in England. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales canonized in 1970. His feast day is December 27 (or October 25 with the group).
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| Saint John Stone | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | December 27; October 25 (with Forty Martyrs) |
| Profession | Augustinian friar; priest |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinian Friars); Canterbury; refused Oath of Supremacy |
| Patronage | Canterbury; Augustinian Order; those who refuse to compromise their faith; priests and religious under persecution; Forty Martyrs of England and Wales |
| Attributes | Augustinian habit; hangman's rope; crucifix |
| Birthplace | England (exact location unknown) |
| Death Place | Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; hanged, drawn, and quartered at Canterbury on December 27, 1539, for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII's royal supremacy over the Church in England |
| Primary Shrine | No specific surviving shrine; venerated among the Forty Martyrs; commemorated at the Augustinian Priory, Canterbury area |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman Calendar; feast October 25 (with the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales); individual feast December 27 |
| Historic Class | Not in universal 1962 calendar |
Biography
John Stone was an Augustinian friar at Canterbury in the early sixteenth century. Details of his early life are not preserved. When Henry VIII required all clergy and religious to take the Oath of Supremacy — swearing that the king, not the Pope, was the Supreme Head of the Church in England — Stone alone among his Canterbury community refused.
He was arrested and imprisoned. He maintained his refusal. He was tried for treason and convicted.
He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Canterbury on December 27, 1539 — the feast of Saint John the Evangelist. He was the only Augustinian friar in the group known as the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Pope Leo XIII beatified him in 1886. Pope Paul VI canonized him as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales on October 25, 1970.
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Death location: Canterbury, Kent, England
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December 27; October 25 (with the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
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Saint John Stone is venerated as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, canonized October 25, 1970. He is the only Augustinian friar in the group.
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