John of Beverley

Bishop Saint John of Beverley
Bishop of York
Diocese	York
In office	705 – 718
Predecessor	Bosa of York
Successor	Wilfrid II
Other post(s)	Bishop Emeritus of York (718–721)
Orders
Consecration	25 Aug 687 by Theodore of Tarsus
Personal details
Born	date unknown Harpham, England
Died	7 May 721 Beverley, England
Buried	Beverley Minster
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Hexham (687–705)
Sainthood
Feast day	7 May
Venerated in	Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	1037 by Pope Benedict IX
Shrines	Beverley Minster

John of Beverley (died 7 May 721) was an English bishop active in the kingdom of Northumbria. He was the bishop of Hexham and then the bishop of York, which was the most important religious designation in the area. He went on to found the town of Beverley by building the first structure there, a monastery. John was associated with miracles during and after his lifetime and was canonised a saint by the Catholic Church in 1037. As this is prior to the Great East–West Schism of 1054, he is also recognised as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.