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John Bodey
English theologian
BlessedResearchedUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Feast: 2 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1549
Died
1583
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Andover in the county of Hampshire in England, Blessed John Bodey, martyr, who, a schoolmaster, died hanged and disembowelled for having refused to recognise the authority of Queen Elizabeth I in spiritual matters.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 2 November as a schoolmaster hanged at Andover for refusing Elizabeth I's authority in spiritual matters.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q6222334 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Bodey (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.