Blessed John Fenwick
Also known as
- John Caldwell
Profile
Born to a Protestant family who disowned him when he converted to Catholicism. Educated at Jesuit College in Saint-Omer, France, and then at Liege, Belgium. Entered the Jesuit in 1656, making his profession in 1676. Priest. Worked at the college of Saint-Omer. Returned to England in 1676 to minister to covert Catholics. Convicted for alleged complicity in the Titus Oates Plot; the trial rules included the principal that no Catholic could be believed in court. Martyr.
Born
- hanged, drawn, and quartered on 20 June 1679 at Tyburn, London, England
- buried in the churchyard of Saint Giles-in-the-Fields
- 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed John Fenwick“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 June 2017. Web. 28 April 2024. <>