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John Wall

English Catholic Franciscan friar and martyr

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Born: 1620
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1.Stated in Open LibraryRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: August 22, 1679
Birthplace: Preston
Place of death: Worcester
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: presbyter
Education: English College

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John Wall, (aliases John Marsh, Francis Johnson or Dormore or Webb, religious name "Joachim of St. Ann") was an English Franciscan friar, who is honoured as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Wall served on the English mission in Worcestershire for twenty-two years before being arrested and executed at the time of Titus Oates's alleged plot.

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Given name: Giovanni
Cause of death: hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church
Family name: Wall
Canonization status: Catholic saint
Feast day: August 22
Religious order: Franciscans
Sex or gender: male
Different from: Sanctus Ioannes

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