John Forest

Blessed John Forest O.F.M.
Bl. John Forest, nave statue – St. Etheldreda, Ely Place, London
Martyr
Born	c. 1471 Oxford
Died	22 May 1538 (aged 66–67) Smithfield, London
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Feast	22 May
Attributes	Franciscan habit, crucifix, martyr's palm, chains, being burnt above a burning statue

John Forest (1471 – 22 May 1538) was an English Franciscan friar and martyr. Confessor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, Forest was burned to death at Smithfield for "heresy", in that he refused to acknowledge the King as head of the church.