John Woodcock (martyr)

Blessed

John Woodcock
aka "Martin of Saint Felix"

O.F.M.
Bornc. 1603
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Died(1646-08-07)7 August 1646 (aged 42 - 43)
Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Feast7 August

John Woodcock (1603–1646), sometimes called John Farington, was a Franciscan priest from Lancashire executed in August 1646 under the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584 for being a priest and present in the realm.