John Fisher
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Saint John Fisher (born 1469, Beverley, Yorkshire, Eng.—died June 22, 1535, London; canonized May 19, 1935; feast day July 9) was an English humanist, martyr, and prelate, who, devoted to the pope and to the Roman Catholic church, resisted King Henry VIII of England by refusing to recognize royal supremacy and the abolition of papal jurisdiction over the English church.

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