Description: (English Priest)
Saint John Fisher was a highly regarded English Catholic bishop, theologian, and academic. He served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and was known for his strong religious devotion. Despite persecution during the English Reformation, Fisher courageously defended the Catholic Church's belief in papal supremacy and rejected Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England. His steadfast faith ultimately led to his martyrdom, and he was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. Fisher's feast day is commemorated together with Thomas More in both Catholic and Church of England calendars.