John of Cologne

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John of Cologne O.P. (Joannes van Hoornaar) was a friar and priest of the Dominican Order born in the Electorate of Cologne part of modern Germany. He later became a parish priest of Hoornaar in the Spanish Netherlands. He was executed for his faith in 1572 and has been declared a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.

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beatified by

Pope Clement X

beatified date

1675-11-14

birth date

0016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Cologne, Holy Roman Empire, Electorate of Cologne

canonized by

Pope Pius IX

canonized date

1865-06-29

death date

1572-07-09

death place

Brielle, Spanish Netherlands

major shrine

South Holland, Brielle

title

Religious priest and martyr