John Goodman | |
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Born | 1590
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
Died | 1642
Newgate Prison, London, England | (aged 51–52)
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Jesuit secular priest |
Criminal charges | Being a Jesuit in England |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Criminal status | Died in prison |
John Goodman (1590–1642) was a Welsh Jesuit novice and secular priest active in England. He was born in Denbighshire and graduated from St John's College, Cambridge, being ordained in the Church of England in 1618. [1] He became a Catholic convert and seminary priest in France, around 1621, before returning to England on mission. [2]
Goodman was jailed and sentenced to death under an Elizabethan penal law which made it illegal for Jesuits to be in England. He was granted a reprieve by Charles I but was questioned by the Long Parliament. Charles I did not interfere and Parliament was content to let Goodman die in prison in 1642.