John Goodman (Jesuit)
| John Goodman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1590 Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Died | 1642 (aged 51–52) Newgate Prison, London, England |
| Occupations | secular priest, Jesuit novice |
| Criminal charges | Being a Jesuit in England |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Criminal status | Died in prison |
John Goodman (1590–1642) was a Welsh Jesuit novice and secular priest active in England. He was born in Denbighshire and graduated from St John's College, Cambridge, being ordained in the Church of England in 1618.[1] He became a Catholic convert and seminary priest in France, around 1621, before returning to England on mission.[2]
Goodman was jailed and sentenced to death under an Elizabethan penal law which made it illegal for Jesuits to be in England. He was granted a reprieve by Charles I but was questioned by the Long Parliament. Charles I did not interfere and Parliament was content to let Goodman die in prison in 1642.
John Goodman was declared venerable by Pope Leo XIII in 1886.
References
- Back to citation "Goodman, John (GDMN612J2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Back to citation Sheils, William Joseph. "Goodman, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67455. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
Bibliography
- Austin Woolrych, Britain in Revolution. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002).
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. John Goodman". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.