John Fisher

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John Fisher was an English Catholic bishop and cardinal renowned for his staunch opposition to Henry VIII’s break with Rome, for which he was executed and later canonized as a martyr.

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John Fisher canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ
human ⓘ
martyr ⓘ
saint ⓘ
alignedWith Papacy ⓘ
areaOfActivity ecclesiastical politics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
university administration ⓘ
canonizationStatus canonized saint of the Catholic Church ⓘ
causeOfDeath refusal to accept Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England ⓘ
convictedOf treason under Henry VIII ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
educatedAt University of Cambridge ⓘ
familyName Fisher ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasCanonizationReason martyrdom for the Catholic faith ⓘ
hasTitle Cardinal Fisher ⓘ
Saint John Fisher ⓘ
historicalPeriod Tudor period ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution by beheading ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
notableFor opposition to the English Reformation under Henry VIII ⓘ
staunch defense of papal supremacy ⓘ
notableStudentOrAssociate Thomas More ⓘ
notableWork sermons against the royal supremacy ⓘ
theological writings defending papal authority ⓘ
occupation theologian ⓘ
university chancellor ⓘ
opposedTo Henry VIII's annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon ⓘ
Henry VIII's break with Rome ⓘ
Royal Supremacy in the Church of England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Tower Hill, London ⓘ
placeOfDetention Tower of London ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Rochester ⓘ
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sharesFeastDayWith Thomas More ⓘ
veneratedIn Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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